Sagg
06-07-2005, 12:56 PM
I was wondering if anyone had tried or heard of a product called, Cholestoff? It is supposed to help lower your cholesterol naturally. Wonder if it would be worth trying?
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Lenin
06-07-2005, 02:48 PM
Sagg,
It certainly won't harm you but you've got to take more than the 2 they recommend (like 6 a day)and it really is for modest LDL lowering only (and works better if you restrict your dietary cholesterol):
studies suggest that the consumption of about 2-3g/ day of plant sterols/ stanols reduce LDL cholesterol levels by between 9%-20% although there is considerable variation amongst individuals:
no or little effect on high density lipoprotein cholesterol or triglyceride levels has been reported
Sterols/stanols work by preventing dietary cholesterol from being absorbed in the intestines and that's usually only a minor component of the cholesterol picture.
It certainly won't harm you but you've got to take more than the 2 they recommend (like 6 a day)and it really is for modest LDL lowering only (and works better if you restrict your dietary cholesterol):
studies suggest that the consumption of about 2-3g/ day of plant sterols/ stanols reduce LDL cholesterol levels by between 9%-20% although there is considerable variation amongst individuals:
no or little effect on high density lipoprotein cholesterol or triglyceride levels has been reported
Sterols/stanols work by preventing dietary cholesterol from being absorbed in the intestines and that's usually only a minor component of the cholesterol picture.
Sagg
06-07-2005, 06:27 PM
Thanks to many. I just can not take Lipitor.