Anemia Overview
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Only about one in 10 adults in the United States eats the 1.5 to two cups of fruit and two to three cups of vegetables recommended per day by the federal dietary guidelines. Common barriers include a lack of time, habit, and cost concerns.
The FDA announced plans to strengthen the warnings about the risk of heart attack and stroke on the labels of drugs known as NSAIDs. Over-the-counter NSAIDs include ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) and naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn).
After a year of taking a statin, my LDL cholesterol measurement is 50 mg/dL, which seems awfully low. Is there any downside to a very low LDL?