Policosanols as nutraceuticals: Fact or fiction
Researchers at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, pound what might be the final nail in the policosanol coffin.
Should you trust supplements to lower cholesterol levels?
Researchers from Concord Hospital, in New Hampshire reviewed the evidence and graciously provide us with succinct conclusions. Here’s what we...
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Functional foods and cardiovascular risk
Researchers from the University of Milano, Italy, list what we know.
Consumer Alert: Hardcore Energize Bullet and New Whey
The US Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to buy or use Hardcore Energize Bullet (photo) or New...
A final nail in the policosanol coffin
Over the past 2 years, researchers from all over the world have failed to confirm the results of early studies...
More negative results with policosanol
Here’s the latest in a string of negative results using Cuban sugar cane-derived policosanol. The results are important because the...
Lack of support for dietary supplements to prevent or treat heart disease
A literature review published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine found 15 supplements that had been studied for...
Consumer Alert: 3 red yeast products
The FDA warns to avoid these “natural” treatments for high cholesterol.
LipidShield: The rest of the story
A news release promotes this product as a “natural cholesterol supplement [that is] effective without side effects.” And on the...
More evidence that policosanol does not lower cholesterol
Policosanol is available in the United States as a nutritional supplement with claims that it lowers cholesterol levels. It has...
The most disappointing CAM in 2006
Most disappointing: Why does policosanol reliably lower cholesterol in Cuba but nowhere else?
Policosanol: Another negative study result
Healthcare is expensive, but there is nothing more expensive than paying for drugs that just don’t work. That appears to...
CAM for heart disease: Current state of the evidence
During a seminar at the American Heart Association 2006 meeting titled “The Science Behind Popular Nutrition Claims,” medical researchers summarized...
McGill researchers report policosanol is ineffective in lowering cholesterol
A new study adds to the mystery of policosanol. Past posts here have summarized the ongoing debate over its effectiveness...
Effects of policosanol in patients with ischemic stroke
This blog has chronicled the lipid-lowering effects of policosanol, which lowers LDL (bad) cholesterol levels by 20% to 30%. Its...
How policosanol lowers cholesterol and implications for your safety
In a previous post I reviewed policosanol, which can lower LDL (bad) cholesterol levels by 20% to 30%. The source...
ConsumerLab.com tests cholesterol-lowering supplements
Three of 16 products failed the content analysis test. One product did not release its ingredients and two others had...
Know the source: Policosanol and cholesterol
The advertisement claims that policosanol (or polycosanol) — a pure extract of sugar cane wax — has been the subject...