Cardiologists’ Study Shows Red Yeast Rice Cuts Cholesterol

New research from two Philadelphia-area cardiologists finds that an over-the-counter dietary supplement sold at pharmacies and health food stores may be an alternative for patients who cannot take traditional statin medications to lower cholesterol because of statin-related muscle pain. The findings of their study, “Red Yeast Rice for Dyslipidemia in Statin-Intolerant Patients,” appear in the June 16, 2009 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. Cardiologists David Becker, M.

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Filed under: Cholesterol on June 27th, 2009