Can policosanol help lower my cholesterol?
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Dr. Dean Ornish answered:Policosanol is derived from the waxy portion of Cuban sugarcane. In one well-designed study from Havana, policosanol lowered low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol by 27 percent and raised HDL cholesterol by 17 percent. However, a randomized controlled trial study from Germany published in The Journal of the American Medical Association earlier this year did not find policosanol to reduce cholesterol levels more than a placebo did.
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Policosanol is derived from the waxy portion of Cuban sugarcane. In one well-designed study from Havana, policosanol lowered low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol by 27 percent and raised HDL cholesterol by 17 percent. However, a randomized... More -
Tim Ferriss answered:Policosanol is an extract of plant waxes, often sugar cane. I originally experimented with policosanol at low and high doses to increase high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and decrease low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Used in combination with time-release niacin, one orange before bed, and chromium polynicotinate (not picolinate) during the four-week of experimentation, I lowered my total cholesterol from 222 to 147 while almost doubling HDL.
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Policosanol is an extract of plant waxes, often sugar cane. I originally experimented with policosanol at low and high doses to increase high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and decrease low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Used in... More
