Does switching to aggressive statin improve vascular endothelial function in patients with stable coronary artery disease?
Switching from a regular to an aggressive statin can improve endothelial function at 6 months in patients with previous coronary artery disease. This effect is suggested to be mainly due to the lipid-lowering effect. Achievement and maintenance of the target LDL level by switching statins is beneficial in the clinical setting.
For many obese children, eating healthily  would not necessarily incur prohibitive, additional financial cost, although a poor diet at a budget supermarket remains the cheapest of all options. Cost is a possible barrier to healthy eating for the most economically disadvantaged.