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How can i lower my ldl cholestrol as it is too high?

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Dr. Bradford Romans answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

We have: excellent drugs that do exactly this. Diet and exercise(aerobic) can only lower this a little bit. Statin drugs are much more powerful and can lower LDL like nothing else. Discus with Internist or Cardiology.

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Answered 4/14/2019

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