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Officials Promoting Dramatically Lowered Cholesterol

Health officials are advising people at risk for heart attacks to lower their "bad cholesterol" intake even further. Since some people are confused by the new guidelines, we'll try to clarify the issue.

Guest:

Dr. Daniel Rader, director of Preventative Cardiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

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