Study finds cutting cholesterol to level of newborn babies reduces heart attack risk

Cutting cholesterol right back to the levels we were born with reduces the risk of heart attacks and strokes by a third, a study in England has shown.

Study finds cutting cholesterol to level of newborn babies reduces heart attack risk

Cutting cholesterol right back to the levels we were born with reduces the risk of heart attacks and strokes by a third, a study in England has shown.

Scientists made the discovery after analysing data from more than 5,000 people taking part in trials of a super-powerful cholesterol-lowering therapy.

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