Functional foods describe the importance of foods in promoting health and preventing
diseases aside their primary role of providing the body with the required amount of essential …

Statin therapy is generally well tolerated and very effective in the prevention and treatment of
cardiovascular disease, regardless of cholesterol levels; however, it can be associated with …

Context The use of acid-suppressive medication has been steadily increasing, particularly in
the inpatient setting, despite lack of an accepted indication in the majority of these patients …

The genus Monascus, comprising nine species, can reproduce either vegetatively with
filaments and conidia or sexually by the formation of ascospores. The most well-known …

ContextTo enhance the effectiveness of diet in lowering cholesterol, recommendations of the
Adult Treatment Panel III of the National Cholesterol Education Program emphasize diets …

Detailed analyses were undertaken of the natural constituents of red yeast rice, a traditional
Chinese medicine and food known for centuries to improve blood circulation. Preparation of …

For centuries, people around the world have used fermentation to preserve and enhance the
flavor of a wide variety of foods. Today, complex interactions of microbiota in the digestive …

Herbal drugs, which possess immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, anti-
infective, and anti-allergic activities, encompass various therapeutic areas, and have been …

The present review provides an up-to-date summary of the findings on the lipid-lowering
effects of the most important nutraceuticals and functional foods. Based on current …

Results of well-controlled prospective clinical trials showed the efficacy of lipid-lowering
therapies in the reduction of cardiovascular (CV) events in western populations, but they …