Problems with red yeast rice

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Clinical studies show that red yeast rice products can dramatically lower

LDL ( " bad " ) cholesterol. But our *recent

tests*<http://click.email.consumerlab.com/?qs=19c5077270becf5313aa6b7d6c14b8272a\

1291fda5f3228495cbf167d654bd5f>reveal

that the amounts of cholesterol-lowering compounds in red yeast rice

supplements* vary by more than 10-fold*, despite labels suggesting they are

all the same. *Significant amounts of these compounds are in some red yeast

rice supplements, while others have hardly any; one product contained none*.

Several of the red yeast rice products that we purchased for this review are

the same ones tested for our last review but, as we discovered, now contain

*29% to 88% less lovastatin* (a natural cholesterol-lowerer) -- suggesting

they may be less effective than before.

What's equally concerning is that *a potential toxin, citrinin, was found in

four products*.

Red yeast rice supplements don't list their amounts of lovastatin and

related monacolins, so there's no way for you to know what's really in these

supplements. ConsumerLab.com tested them, providing you with invaluable,

head-to-head comparisons. This is a must-see report for anyone using or

interested in red yeast rice. Results of our last report were deemed so

important to the medical community that they were published in the

prestigious ls of Internal Medicine. Our latest red yeast rice results

may be even more important!

More info @ ConsumerLab <http://www.consumerlab.com/> (subscription required

for full report)

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Ortiz, MS, RD

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