A recently-released study has concluded that several popular supplements for heart health don’t work. Among other findings, there was no improvement on the levels of cholesterol. Despite this, I would suggest hanging on to your supplements just in case the study wasn’t altogether reliable.
The study lasted for a total of 28 days. This isn’t really enough time to form any solid conclusions beyond the fact that in 28 days, no improvement was seen.
One reason why I question the validity of this study is because of its sponsor – AstraZeneca. AstraZeneca is a drug manufacturer. One of their products is Crestor, which is a statin used to lower cholesterol.
So a company that manufactures a cholesterol-reducing medication pays for a study to show whether supplements can lower cholesterol within 28 days – and surprise, surprise – the supplements don’t work.