Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism STUDIES

Highlights Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study 138 adults with or at risk of developing type 2 diabetes 6% reduction in LDL cholesterol vs. placebo 3% reduction in triglycerides vs. placebo Effective dosage...

Highlights Meta-analysis of 15 randomized, controlled trials involving 500 patients treated with statin drugs Plant sterol/stanol supplementation from 1.8 to 6 g/day Median study duration is 6 weeks (range 4 to 85 weeks)...

Highlights Systematic review of 28 clinical trials (646 hyperlipidemic subjects) Median pantethine dosage is 900 mg/day (300 mg, three times daily) Significant improvement in total and LDL cholesterol and triglycerides...

Highlights Pantesin® pantethine significantly reduces total and LDL-cholesterol and apolipoprotein B, compared to placebo. Dosage is 600 mg/day (baseline to week 8), then 900 mg/day (weeks 9-16) 300-mg, twice-per-day, dosing...

  Highlights Meta-analysis of 41 randomized, placebo-controlled trials (2,084 participants) Oral phytosterols increase blood levels (sitosterol and campesterol) Reduction in total cholesterol (5.9%) and LDL cholesterol (8.5%) also reported Dosage...