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The Red Yeast Rice Effect on Blood Glucose Levels
There's no given that the active ingredient of red yeast is effectively a statin. If you don't have an idea of how much you're taking, what the dose is, then it could be contaminated. I generally don't recommend plant sterols for any of my patients. For people who are not ultra high risk, like who've had heart attacks before, they unfortunately just really should be on the highest doses if they can tolerate them.