Healthnotes2 ; Health Editor Sarah Stacey Asks the Experts for Answers to Your Health Queries

Mail on Sunday (December 03, 2006)

Author: Sarah Stacey

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On your behalf

My husband thinks we should take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins because they prevent heart attacks. Are they a good idea for middle-aged people? Or are there any natural alternatives?

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Healthnotes2 ; Health Editor Sarah Stacey Asks the Experts for Answers to Your Health Queries

Cholesterol is a fat or lipid, manufactured in the liver partly from saturated animal fats in your diet, which is vital for the functioning of the body and brain. 'It forms part of the outer membrane round each cell and helps to make hormones, which ...

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