They say 'heart healthy,' but they failed to lower cholesterol in new study.
modulation), so it is unclear why they were chosen to be assessed for their effects on LDL cholesterol."
Wong noted that "supplements are not intended to replace medications or other medical treatments. Instead, they support and maintain health, and in conjunction with a healthy, physical activity and regular check-ups with a health care professional, they can help reduce disease risk.” But Dr. Janani Rangaswami, director of the cardiorenal program at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., said the new study provides doctors the means to help patients understand the value of“These data are so important and will really help you and I, and others, sit and show this to our patients and say, 'Here's what you're getting for your money,'” Rangaswami said.
Still, Laffin doubts the findings will change the minds of people committed to taking supplements by the handful. “But this is about the vast majority of folks,” Laffin said. “You're a 65-year-old woman who has been told by her primary care doctor that you should consider taking a cholesterol medicine. And rather than fill that prescription because she's read something on the internet, she goes down the aisle and picks out XYZ supplement.”SOURCES: Luke Laffin, MD, co-director, Center for
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