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Originally Posted by bruegger84
Has anyone tried policosanol?
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I have not, but I looked into it when my wife needed an alternative to statins for cholesterol. As far as that goes,
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Published studies have come to conflicting conclusions regarding the efficacy of policosanol in lowering LDL (i.e., "bad cholesterol") or raising HDL (i.e., "good cholesterol").[5][6][7] Despite a number of studies funded by the Cuban government, which produces and markets the drug,[8] independent clinical trials have found no evidence of the efficacy of policosanol.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Policosanol#Studies
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For cholesterol, she takes a timed-release niacin, and it's working great (keeping our doctor happy).
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