Dr. Gupta’s Guide to Reduce Your Heart-Disease Risk

CONSIDER AN OMEGA-3 SUPPLEMENT

The One Exception: Omega-3-rich fish oil supplements, which have been found to help lower LDL or “bad” cholesterol.

Because high cholesterol runs in his family, Gupta takes fish oil supplements daily. His self-prescribed daily dose is 500–800 milligrams of omega-3 fatty acids or fish oil/omega-3 supplements containing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid).