Aspirin No Benefits for Healthy

We’ve heard for years now that taking a daily dose of aspirin may help prevent heart attacks. Certainly, for those who have already had heart trouble, aspirin has proven to be a great benefit. But new research looked at healthy people who were taking aspirin as a precaution, and found that it may do more harm than good.

Researchers have found that is a person is healthy, taking aspirin does not necessarily reduce the risk of having a future heart attack. More than that, however, daily aspirin use in healthy people may up the risk of internal bleeding at some point. This research clearly contradicts the advice to take an aspirin every day if you’re healthy.

What should you do? Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor. Aspirin may still be a good choice for you, but only you and your doctor know that. With this added evidence, however, you may not need the aspirin if you don’t currently have heart disease.

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