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RED YEAST RICE IS A STATIN--mevacolin K is the active anti choles...

Posted at 5:54 PM on Jul 24, 2006 by olsen, #16358
RED YEAST RICE IS A STATIN--mevacolin K is the active anti cholesterol ingredient in red yeast rice--this is the SAME ingredient found in the very first statin manufactured--mevacor. so if your husband is taking red yeast rice, he is still taking a statin, albeit a much milder version of one.....
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