Red mold rice, usually referred to as "red yeast rice", given at a dose of 0.4 percent of diet -- the equivalent of 2 grams (2000 mg) given to someone who is 143 pounds, or 2.8 grams (2800 mg) for someone who is 200 pounds -- reduced weight gain by 21.5 percent in growing rats fed a high-fat diet according to a study from researchers at National Taiwan University in Taipei, Taiwan.

Two grams per day (2000 mg) is "the usual recommended daily dietary dose" according to the paper.

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Red mold rice, usually referred to as "red yeast rice", given at a dose of 2 percent of diet -- the equivalent of 10 grams (10,000 mg) given to someone who is 143 pounds, or 14 grams (14,000 mg) for someone who is 200 pounds -- reduced weight gain by 30.5 percent in growing rats fed a high-fat diet according to a study from researchers at National Taiwan University in Taipei, Taiwan.

DO NOT TAKE MORE THAN 2,000 MG PER DAY

The usual recommended dose is red mold rice is 2 grams (2000 mg) per day. The does used here was 5 times more than normal. Do not take 10 grams (10,000 mg) per day unless you are told to do so by your health care provider.

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Red mold rice, usually referred to as "red yeast rice", given to rats on a high-fat diet prevented obesity, lowered LDL cholesterol and raised HDL cholesterol according to a study from researchers at National Taiwan University in Taipei, Taiwan.

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A 4-year study of Red Yeast Rice extract known as Xuezhikang which lowers cholesterol, at a dose of 600 mg twice a day,

• Reduced coronary events by 37%


• Reduced death from coronary heart disease by 31%


• Reduced strokes by 44%


• Reduced the need for coronary bypass surgery by 49%


• Reduced cancers by 51%


• And, most importantly, reduced all-cause mortality by 32%.

These benefits are vastly superior to any study I ever seen done with the cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins. Read the entire article | Email this article