What is Policosanol?
Sunday October 8, 2006
Policosanol is a sugar cane-derived dietary supplement touted as a natural remedy to lower cholesterol. But did you know that most of the promising research on the supplement was conducted by a single research group in Cuba that owns a patent to sugar-cane policosanol? Although not dubious in itself, an independent study published earlier this year failed to find that policosanol had any significant effect on cholesterol levels, even at higher doses. Learn the basics about policosanol.Related Articles: photo credit: © Ivana De Battisti
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I have been using policosanol(10mg) + niacin(100mg for 6 months and have seen exciting results. I have in the past taken Zocor with good results, but always worry about side effects. This is still a ‘work in progress’ but I’m hopeful.