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Taking berberine pills may help lower your 'bad' cholesterol and fat in your blood by about 10–20%, which could be good for your heart.
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Berberine is a novel cholesterol-lowering drug working through a unique mechanism distinct from statins
Case-Control Study
Human
2004 DecThis study gave people berberine pills and found their bad cholesterol and fat levels dropped even more than the claim said they would — so yes, berberine works as described.
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