Red yeast rice has anti-hyperlipidemic properties

(Natural News) Researchers from Taiwan examined the efficacy of monacolin K-rich and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-rich red yeast rice (RYR) in treating hyperlipidemia in a randomized control double-blind clinical trial. Their results were published in The American Journal of Chinese Medicine. RYR (Monascus pilosus) is traditionally used as an alternative treatment for hyperlipidemia. Previous studies suggest that...