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Patients with Genetic Risk of Heart Attack Benefit Most from Statins

| March 4, 2015 Comment

Patients with Genetic Risk of Heart Attack Benefit Most from Statins – According to new research, statin therapy is more beneficial to patients who have a genetic risk of heart disease. Statins are drugs that can lower cholesterol levels by blocking a substance that helps your body make cholesterol. They can also help your body […]

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Polyunsaturated Fats: Good or Toxic?

| June 11, 2014 Comment

Polyunsaturated fats: are these good or toxic? For better health, we have been trying to use polyunsaturated fats instead of trans fats for over six decades. Vegetable oils such as soybean, sunflower, safflower, and cottonseed oils are considered to be polyunsaturated, the kind that can lower our total cholesterol levels. However, if you don’t know […]

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