We think recent heart-health headlines have gotten things backward, upside-down and sideways.
Exhibit A: British scientists just started a big study of the bright-red “polypill,” a combination drug for heart disease. Yes, some people (especially in developing countries) will benefit from this low-priced, multi-tasking medicine. But most of us should start with the poly-diet, not the polypill.
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