Dietary supplement lowers bad cholesterol

Red yeast rice, sugar cane-derived policosanols and artichoke leaf extracts are known to be able to lower low density lipoprotein (LDL) or bad cholesterol, which is linked to heart disease.  A new study in European Journal of Nutrition tested a combination of these supplements to see how effective it is in lowering bad cholesterol and as a result confirmed the efficacy in reducing serum levels of LDL.

In a double-blind, randomized, parallel controlled study led by French sicnetists Nicolas Ogier and colleagues , 39 subjects aged 21 to 55 years who had moderate hypercholesterolemia, but did not receive drug treatment were assigned to receive either a new dietary supplement consisting of red yeast rice, sugar-cancer derived policosanols and artichoke leaf extracts or a placebo for 16 weeks.

At baseline, 4, 8, 12 and 15 weeks of treatment, serum concentrations of lipids [LDL-cholesterol, total cholesterol (TC), high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-cholesterol), triacylglycerols (TG)] and serum levels of vitamins C and E, total polyphenols and malondialdehyde were measured.

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