red yeast rice
Functional Food and Supplement Sales Decline in Japan Following Deaths
Consumers in Japan are shying away from dietary supplements and functional food products following a health scare from red yeast rice products manufactured by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical (Osaka, Japan). Since March, more than 100 people have been hospitalized and five people died, after taking Kobayashi products containing red yeast rice (called beni koji in Japanese). A […]
CRN Responds to Cholesterol Study That Compares Supplements to Prescription Drug
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has responded to results of the “Supplements, Placebo, or Rosuvastatin (SPORT)” Study. It was presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions Nov. 6 and published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. SPORT, funded by AstraZeneca, the company that markets Rosuvastatin, compared the effect on low-density […]
Lactobacillus plantarum for Cardiovascular Health and Lipid Metabolism
Representing 31 percent of all deaths, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the No. 1 cause of death globally.1 Arterial wall retention of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and similar cholesterol-rich lipoproteins containing apolipoprotein B (ApoB) is a key initiating event in the development of CVD.2 Furthermore, a plethora of evidence shows that elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) […]
Congress Punts on Regulating CBD in Year-End Spending Bill
On Dec. 16, Congress punted on legislation to regulate the growing CBD industry and set a safe level of daily consumption. The conference report directs funding for research, policy evaluation, market surveillance and enforcement discretion related to CBD and hemp. Unlike legislation, the conference report does not have the force of law. The Natural Products Association (NPA) […]
Red Yeast Rice Supplements May Vary Widely
According to Dr. Tod Cooperman, MD, president of ConsumerLab.com of White Plains, NY, a recent evaluation of red yeast rice supplements has shown such disparate strength—some up to 500 times more potent than others— despite that labels claimed the same amounts. Nutrition Business Journal has noted that sales of these supplements reached $41 million in […]
The Cholesterol Connection To Heart Health
A managed wellness lifestyle can improve cholesterol levels.As purveyors of dietary supplements, no doubt retailers receive a steady influx of middle-aged men and women who have recently become more concerned about lowering and/or managing healthy cholesterol levels. This is typically inspired by routine physician testing that reveals unfavorable ratios of low-density lipoproteins to high-density lipoproteins […]
Red Yeast Rice, A Scientific & Regulatory Review
As a dietary supplement, red yeast rice has an impressive, but troubled history. Impressive, because it made a big splash in the marketplace when it was first introduced as a natural cholesterol-lowering agent that really seemed to work, and troubled, because it’s very effectiveness ultimately resulted in an FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) action […]
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