What Is the Best Way To Control Cholestrol?

What Is the Best Way To Control Cholestrol? (0:17)

A number of medications, supplements and other avenues are often taken to manage cholesterol, but these routes are actually not the most effective. HealthMaker Rita Redberg, MD, talks in this video about the best methods for controlling cholesterol.

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I probably I'm a little different from the mainstream on controlling cholesterol. While it certainly is a risk factor for heart disease, I think most of the evidence suggests that the best way to control cholesterol is through lifestyle, through diets and.

Rita Redberg, MD

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About Rita Redberg, MD

Rita Redberg, MD, specializes in heart disease in women at UCSF Medical Center. She has a masters of science in health policy and administration from the London School of Economics and is a Robert Wood Johnson health policy fellow.

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