can red yeast rice replace statins?
Food for Thought: The herbal supplement red yeast rice has been touted in the news recently for its alleged ability to decrease harmful LDL cholesterol levels. Some reports have gone so far as to say that red yeast rice may someday be a therapeutic alternative to the conventional statin drugs that many people take to control high cholesterol. A study in the June 16 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine evaluated the effectiveness and tolerability of the supplement in patients who cannot tolerate statins.
