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If you wait to take proven heart medications and instead rely on supplements that haven’t been shown to work, you’re putting yourself at higher risk for a heart attack or stroke that could have been avoided.

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The study says most supplements don’t work well to lower bad cholesterol, and only proven medicines do — so waiting to take those medicines and using supplements instead can put you at higher risk for heart problems.

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