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SUBMITTER: Verhoeven V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3726474 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
BMC complementary and alternative medicine 20130718
<h4>Background</h4>In recent years, red yeast rice (RYR) supplements have been marketed aggressively as a natural way to lower cholesterol; however, the large majority of commercially available products have not been studied according to current research standards.<h4>Methods</h4>In a double blind placebo controlled randomized trial, 52 physicians and their spouses with a total cholesterol level of > 200 mg/dL were randomly allocated to receive a RYR extract or placebo for 8 weeks. As a primary ...[more]