Update on Red Yeast Rice
Thursday June 26, 2008
Evidence continues to accumulate that red yeast rice - at least the kind of red yeast rice that used to be available before the FDA began regulating it - can reduce cholesterol levels and protect against heart disease. A large randomized clinical trial from China, showing that an extract from red yeast rice can significantly reduce heart attacks in high-risk patients, is the latest such study.
But, because "unadulterated" red yeast rice contains naturally-occurring lovastatin, and because lovastatin is a regulated drug, the FDA has mandated that all red yeast rice sold in the U.S. be processed in such a way that the lovastain is removed.
Read here to learn more about this latest evidence that red yeast rice can be beneficial, and to learn what you can do to get the benefits of red yeast rice despite the restrictions placed on this product by regulators.
Comments
Once again, the FDA does a favor for a drug company. Will Congress ever stop the FDA employees from posturing themselves for a position with the industry they are suppose to regulate?
Careful about statins including red yeast rice. Read ALL the side effects. Google statin neuropathy. As with most supplements prescription or non, there are benefits in one area but pitfalls in another. Pick your poisons carefully.
It looks promising to see more evidence build up on the possibilities of red yeast rice. Not all dietary advice has proven to be successfull. I personally follow Pamela McDonald’s medical research, The APO E Gene Diet, based on prevention and even reversal for such chronic illnesses such as heart disease, alzheimer’s disease, and diabetes. Great success has resulted do to the fact that it is no a “one diet fits all” fad. It is a system created for each unique indidvidual providing optimal health.