Active ingredient levels vary among red yeast rice supplements

Monday, October 25, 2010 - 15:50 in Health & Medicine

Different formulations of red yeast rice, a supplement marketed as a way to improve cholesterol levels, appear widely inconsistent in the amounts of active ingredients they contain, according to a report in the October 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. In addition, one in three of 12 products studied had detectable levels of a potentially toxic compound.

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