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What's a good way for us to help excrete cholesterol, saturated fat, trans-fat?
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Drugs, drugs, drugs: Bile acid binding agents (cholestyraminie and colestid) will help you more efficiently excrete fats - however these agents are less potent than drugs that interfere with the metabolism of fats (the statins).
Answered 9/29/2016
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