Lovastatin, Dietary Portfolio Comparably Reduce LDL In JAMA Study
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Hyperlipidemic subjects who consumed a dietary portfolio high in plant sterols, soy protein, viscous fiber and almonds for 28 days saw their low-density-lipoprotein levels decrease 28.6%, comparable to the reduction found in subjects who took lovastatin (30.9%), according to a study published in the July 23 Journal of the American Medical Association