WHAT DOES DYSLIPIDEMIA EXACTLY MEAN: Dyslipidemia is a condition characterized by the presence of fat in blood in abnormal and dangerous quantities. It is an important cause of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases.
The most common forms of dyslipidemia are:
– Hypercholesterolemia, ie an increase in “bad” cholesterol (LDL), which settles in artery wall causing atherosclerosis.
– Low values of HDL cholesterol or “good” cholesterol. HDL cholesterol acts as a “sweeper” because it is able to clean arteries from excess fats, and the higher it is, the more the risk of cardiovascular complications is reduced.
– Hypertriglyceridemia, i.e. increase in triglycerides in blood.
YEAST RED RICE contains MONACOLINE, a vegetable STATIN capable of lowering bad cholesterol (LDL cholesterol) by inhibiting the amount of cholesterol produced by the liver.
CARNITINE, synthesized by the body in liver and kidney, acts directly in metabolism of fats as it allows the conversion of fatty acids into energy. It also intervenes to protect the cardiovascular system by increasing blood levels of HDL and increasing cardiac contractility.