In a study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the cholesterol-lowering effects of red yeast rice was investigated.
The study noted: “We evaluated the lipid-lowering effects of this red-yeast-rice dietary supplement in US adults separate from effects of diet alone.
“Subjects were treated with red yeast rice or placebo and instructed to consume a diet providing 30 percent of energy from fat from saturated fat, and 300 mg cholesterol daily.
“Main outcome measures were total cholesterol, total triacylglycerol, and HDL and LDL cholesterol measured at weeks eight, nine, 11 and 12.”