纪录片《药物依赖》 第39期：生活质量变糟（在线收听）

That means what's normal is critical,

这意味着多少才是正常至关重要

and the way that figure is arrived at is causing some concerns.

然而获得正常值的方法却令人担忧

"The "Normal" Level is one that 25-year-olds have.

所谓正常 就是指25岁人的血脂水平

This became the "Normal" Level on the

称这个为正常水平

basis that people with lipid levels such as 25-year-olds have

是建立在25岁的人不会心脏病发

don't go on to have a heart

或是中风

attack and don't go on to have a stroke.

这一假设前提上的

Setting the bar so low

年龄标准设置如此低

means most people fall into that category.

意味着大部分人都不在正常范围内

Almost anyone over the age of

几乎所有年龄超过30岁的人

30 will have what appears to be raised lipid levels,

都会有血脂上升的趋势

will have what appears to be abnormal lipid levels,'

也就是血脂水平异常

will have a lipid level that

成为需要医生治疗的

becomes a problem for the doctor treating them

血脂异常患者

for which the pill is the answer.

而治疗用药就是抑制素

This would not be a problem

这原本也没有什么问题

but for the fact that statins, like all drugs,

问题在于 抑制素和所有其他药物一样

can have side effects.

都有副作用

There's a huge number of people that go on these pills'

有大量服用这种药物的病人

whose lipid levels come down on the pills

他们的血脂水平降了下来

but whose quality of life gets worse.

但生活质量却变得更糟