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Many people take multivitamins to try to prevent disease. A recent study confirms that these vitamins do not prevent the leading cause of death in America, cardiovascular disease.

Aspirin and other medicines may help you reduce heart disease risk

The study and its editorial  http://bit.ly/RaLhNO showed that multivitamins had no evidence of benefit despite about 40% of American using them.
so what should you do to prevent heart disease?

Here are my tips:

• Concentrate on proven methods of reducing heart disease: exercise, weight control, smoking cessation, and a healthy diet.
• Discuss cholesterol control and aspirin with your doctor.
• Ask your physician about the Mediterranean diet to help reduce your risk.

Consider the information in Chapter 9 Preventing Illness in my new book Surviving American Medicine.