Doctor, Do You Know Red Yeast Rice?
Praxis (Bern 1994). 2021;110(4):207-220. doi: 10.1024/1661-8157/a003617. ABSTRACT Doctor, Do You Know Red Yeast Rice? Abstract. We present cases of patients with high total cholesterol who...
Acute and Long Term Effects of a Nutraceutical Combination on Lipid Profile, Glucose Metabolism and Vascular Function in Patients with Dyslipidaemia with and Without Cigarette Smoking
High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev. 2021 Sep;28(5):483-491. doi: 10.1007/s40292-021-00468-4. Epub 2021 Sep 13. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Lifestyle changes present a fundamental role in cardiovascular prevention. Nutraceuticals...
Nutraceuticals in the Management of Dyslipidemia: Which, When, and for Whom? Could Nutraceuticals Help Low-Risk Individuals with Non-optimal Lipid Levels?
Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2021 Aug 4;23(10):57. doi: 10.1007/s11883-021-00955-y. ABSTRACT PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The aim of this review is to summarize the available clinical efficacy and...
Postmarketing nutrivigilance safety profile: a line of dietary food supplements containing red yeast rice for dyslipidemia
Arch Med Sci. 2021 Mar 4;17(4):856-863. doi: 10.5114/aoms/133716. eCollection 2021. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: In the absence of a European standardized postmarketing food supplement surveillance system (nutrivigilance),...
Impact of nutraceuticals on markers of systemic inflammation: Potential relevance to cardiovascular diseases – A position paper from the International Lipid Expert Panel (ILEP)
Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2021 Jul-Aug;67:40-52. doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2021.06.010. Epub 2021 Jun 27. ABSTRACT Inflammation is a marker of arterial disease stemming from cholesterol-dependent to -independent molecular...
Lipid Profile and Vascular Remodelling in Young Dyslipidemic Subjects Treated with Nutraceuticals Derived from Red Yeast Rice
Cardiovasc Ther. 2021 Apr 22;2021:5546800. doi: 10.1155/2021/5546800. eCollection 2021. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND AIMS: A relevant role is emerging for functional foods in cardiovascular prevention. The...
Low dose red yeast rice with monacolin K lowers LDL cholesterol and blood pressure in Japanese with mild dyslipidemia: A multicenter, randomized trial
Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2021 Sep;30(3):424-435. doi: 10.6133/apjcn.202109_30(3).0009. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Red yeast rice contains monacolin K, an inhibitor of cholesterol synthesis, and...
Nutraceutical Combinations in Hypercholesterolemia: Evidence from Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trials
Nutrients. 2021 Sep 8;13(9):3128. doi: 10.3390/nu13093128. ABSTRACT There is an increasing number of nutraceutical combinations (NCs) on the market for hypercholesterolemia, although clinical trials to...
Effects of Supplementation with Folic Acid and Its Combinations with Other Nutrients on Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease: A Narrative Review
Nutrients. 2021 Aug 26;13(9):2966. doi: 10.3390/nu13092966. ABSTRACT Cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease, among other cognitive dysfunctions, has been recognized as a major public health problem....
Contrasting Metabolic Insufficiency in Aging and Dementia
Aging Dis. 2021 Jul 1;12(4):1081-1096. doi: 10.14336/AD.2021.0104. eCollection 2021 Jul. ABSTRACT Metabolic insufficiency and neuronal dysfunction occur in normal aging but is exaggerated in dementia...
Migraine and Vascular Risk: An Update
Neurol India. 2021 Mar-Apr;69(Supplement):S83-S90. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.315974. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Migraine is a common neurological disorder with significant morbidity and disability. There is growing evidence that migraine...
Association Between Homocysteine and Vitamin Levels in Demented Patients
J Alzheimers Dis. 2021;81(4):1781-1792. doi: 10.3233/JAD-201481. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Although it is known that the nutritional status among elderly persons and, in particular, patients with dementia,...
Ubiquinol Supplementation Improves Gender-Dependent Cerebral Vasoreactivity and Ameliorates Chronic Inflammation and Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment
Antioxidants (Basel). 2021 Jan 20;10(2):143. doi: 10.3390/antiox10020143. ABSTRACT Ubiquinol can protect endothelial cells from multiple mechanisms that cause endothelial damage and vascular dysfunction, thus contributing...
Safety of water extract of Cistanche tubulosa stems as a Novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283
EFSA J. 2021 Jan 15;19(1):e06346. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6346. eCollection 2021 Jan. ABSTRACT Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods...
Plasma Vitamin B12 Levels, High-Dose Vitamin B12 Treatment, and Risk of Dementia
J Alzheimers Dis. 2021;79(4):1601-1612. doi: 10.3233/JAD-201096. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: It is controversial whether B12 deficiency causes dementia or B12 treatment can prevent dementia. OBJECTIVE: To assess...