One, a small study on people with circulatory-related leg pain, lasted ten weeks. Two HeartBars daily increased pain-free walking 108 yards, compared with 20 yards for the control group. The other study used people with high cholesterol to show that HeartBars improved blood flow. A possible danger with HeartBars is that patients may stop taking their heart medicine, says Raymond J. Gibbons, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist. Consumer Reports' medical advisers agree.
Heart disease is serious and demands a doctor's attention.