A 2010 study reports that Tricor (Fenofibrate) which has been taken by adult-onset diabetics in order to prevent heart attacks, strokes and deaths offers no benefit. The product lowers triglycerides and raises good cholesterol, apparently lowering heart risk. But it failed to reduce a combination of strokes, heart attacks and deaths in patients with adult-onset diabetes.
Researchers: Henry Ginsberg, and associates, Columbia University.
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