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Can i lower my uric acid and ldl cholesterol without medication?

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Depends: It depends on how much you eat, what your lifestyle is and what part of your cholesterol panel is high........ Talk to your doctor or see a lipid (cholesterol) specialist and ask what you can do.

Dr Friedlander and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 12/9/2013

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