Efficacy
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| Please review the manuscript
summarizing results of a recently completed double blind,
randomized, placebo-controlled study in 15 centers in the US and
Canada: Efficacy and Safety of Chitosan HEP-40™ in the Management of Hypercholesterolemia, published by the Alternative Medicine Review, 2007. |
| HEP-40 is
70% more effective than plant sterol supplements in reducing cholesterol
absorption and supporting healthy cholesterol levels. Its effectiveness
has been proven in a population of otherwise healthy consumers that have elevated cholesterol levels but don’t yet require statin therapy. |
| One of the biggest HEP-40 advantages for consumers is its once-a-day dosing. The clinical results illustrated below were achieved after only four weeks by taking three 800mg capsules daily, all before the evening meal. Plant sterols are generally taken at least twice a day, leading to lower compliance and poorer results. |
| PUBLISHED CLINICAL EVIDENCE |
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| 1. Results of a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled study – Jaffer, Sampalis, Alternative Medicine Review, Sept. 2007 2. C.P Earnest, Nutrition, June 2007 - 2.6 grams per day taken for 12 weeks 3. Niacin immediate release is associated with
flushing and other side effects that make higher doses with good effect difficult to administer. 4. Wall Street Journal, June 13 2006, pg D3 5. Red Yeast Rice (RYR) requires mevinolin (a natural form of lovastatin) to lower LDL. RYR with mevinolin is controlled by the FDA and is considered a drug 6. C. Ulbricht (Natural Standard Research Collaboration), Complementary Therapies in Medicine, Dec 2005 13 7. JT Chen (meta analysis of 52 studies, 4592 patients), Pharmacotherapy Feb 2005 8. PM Kris-Etherton, Journal of American Dietetic Association, Apr 2002 9. K. Taku, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, April 2007 |
