Pearls & Myths: Experts Offer Advice & Dispel Myths

Beware certain foods for patients with immune-mediate necrotizing myositis. It’s known that statins may induce myositis, but some foods—oyster, portabella mushrooms and red yeast rice—can as well.

“There are some foods that have statins in them,” Dr. West said. “It’s important to tell your people who do have statin-induced myositis, if you take them off statins, to stay [away from] those particular foods.”

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