BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The prevention of cardiovascular risk, as occurs in lipoprotein
disorders, is required since childhood. Aim of the study was to evaluate, in a group of …

Background Statins are at the forefront of strategies to manage hypercholesterolemia.
However 10% to 15% of patients are intolerant to any statin drugs, even at low daily doses …

Objective: To investigate the effect of a natural cholesterol-lowering supplement (NCLS)
containing red yeast rice, policosanols and artichoke leaf extracts on blood lipid …

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Some nutraceuticals are prescribed as lipid-lowering
substances. However, doubts remain about their efficacy. We evaluated the effects of a …

Efficacy of a new patented proprietary combination of natural nutraceuticals (PN) containing
natural hypolipidemic as red yeast, policosanol and berberine was tested in a large study on …

Background and aim A nutraceutical combination containing berberine, policosanol, and red
yeast rice, largely marketed in Europe (Armolipid Plus®)(AP), has been reported to induce …

Purpose Red yeast rice (RYR), sugar cane-derived policosanols (SCdP) and artichoke leaf
extracts (ALEs) are currently incorporated alone or in combination into dietary supplements …

Background: Policosanol is an agent that includes mixtures of aliphatic primary alcohols
extracted primarily from sugar-cane wax. This mixture has been shown to lower total and low …

Objective. The primary endpoint in our study was to investigate the effect of a red yeast rice
(RYR) product on plasma lipids. Design. A randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled …

Phytosterols and red yeast rice are largely studied cholesterol-lowering nutraceuticals,
respectively inhibiting the bowel absorption and liver synthesis of cholesterol. Our aim was …