I haven't had to touch statins to get my lipids profile much better. I used zepbound to lose about 50lbs and then weaned myself off that. I was a little afraid my “completely normal after 8 months of weight loss” blood panel status at the end of my zepbound journey would go back to the “bad” region, but I have maintained going on a year with a much better whole foods/lean meats based diet and moderate exercise (I do let myself have some red meat on Saturdays, otherwise I would explode from hamburger desires). So it was done through a combination of lifestyle changes and zepbound to help me bury the hunger monster long enough to learn new habits and get to a new normal. Him suggesting that “probably” most people should be on statins whether they need them or not seems like covering up the source of the problem. I do know that some people just naturally have lipid issues even when doing “all the healthy things” though. My mom is one of them.