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Cholesterol and Diet

NPR's Joanne Silberner reports on a new study showing that some people just can't lower their high cholesterol through diet and exercise alone. The research, published in today's Journal of the American Medical Association, shows that one in five people who change their diet to reduce cholesterol fail. Researchers say doctors should use this new knowledge in deciding when patients should take cholesterol-lowering drugs.

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