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Should I Take Statins If My Total Cholesterol Is 7.2,

Should I take statins if my total cholesterol is 7.2, my HDl is 1.9, my chol/ hdl ratio is 5.38?
I am 73 years old, never smoked, no family history of heart problem, exercise for an hour five times a week,
Diet high in vegetables but also probably eat too much fat?
posted on Sun, 18 Dec 2016
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