Below, we break down what the research does—and doesn’t—say about the benefits of the most popular supplements for lowering cholesterol.
Guggul
What it is: A tree-resin extract, long used in Ayurvedic medicine, that contains plant sterols (guggulsterones).
The evidence: Early studies on guggul reported reductions in total cholesterol, LDL, and triglycerides of 10% or more, but most of the studies were small and flawed. Then, in 2003, a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association—the first guggul study conducted in the U.S.—found that guggul had no measurable effect on total cholesterol, HDL, or triglycerides, and that it caused an increase in LDL of about 5%.
The bottom line: The JAMA study was a black eye for guggul. More research is needed, but for now there is not enough evidence to justify using guggul to lower cholesterol.
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