The Claim
In humans diagnosed with hypercholesterolemia, oral administration of berberine hydrochloride at a dose of 0.5 g twice daily for a duration of 3 months significantly reduced low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) from an average baseline of 3.2 mmol/L to 2.4 mmol/L, with no statistically significant change in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels.
What the research says
Supports is higher
Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
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Taking a natural supplement called berberine hydrochloride twice a day for three months helped people with high bad cholesterol lower it by about 25%, without changing their good cholesterol levels.
See the scientific wording
In humans with hypercholesterolemia, oral berberine hydrochloride at 0.5 g twice daily for 3 months reduced LDL-cholesterol from 3.2 to 2.4 mmol/L without altering HDL-cholesterol levels.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Berberine – a novel approach to cholesterol lowering
The study gave people with high cholesterol a specific berberine pill twice a day for three months and found it lowered their bad cholesterol (LDL) without affecting their good cholesterol (HDL), just like the claim says.
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