Posts Tagged ‘red yeast rice’
A previous post (Red Rice Yeast–The Good and the Bad) discussed the pros and cons of red yeast rice as a substitute for cholesterol-lowering statin drugs. Evidence is good that it does in fact lower cholesterol, perhaps even dangerously so if consumed unwisely. Now a new research study has shown that red yeast rice was [...]
Tags: cholesterol, red yeast rice, statins
Red yeast rice has long been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat gastric problems and as an aid to blood circulation. To produce the product, the yeast Monascus purpureus (know something about this fungus? Help improve Wikipedia!), is allowed to colonize cooked rice. Studies indicate that a diet including read yeast rice can contribute [...]
Tags: cholesterol, Monascus, red yeast rice, statins
