Red yeast rice lowers cholesterol, prevents heart disease as effectively as statins
date:Nov 12, 2012
effectively lowered low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and total cholesterol. LDL cholesterol is considered the bad cholesterol that increases risk of heart disease.

Trials have been conducted to examine the effect of red yeast rice on high cholesterol, coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, cancer, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, fatigue and memory.

Red yeast rice is made by growing red yeast Monascus purpureus on cooked rice. Red yeast rice contains Monacolin K

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