Red Yeast Rice Research Analysis

Kamal Patel

Red Yeast Rice

•Last Updated: September 28, 2022

Red Yeast Rice (RYR) is a rice product fermented by bacteria that contains the drug lovastatin, and is currently the most effective naturally occurring statin. It is able, like most statins, to reduce circulating cholesterol levels.

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Kamal Patel, MPH, MBA

Last Updated:September 28, 2022

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What else is Red Yeast Rice known as?

Note that Red Yeast Rice is also known as:

RYR

Red Yeast Rice should not be confused with:

Lovastatin (active ingredient)
Monascus purpureus (mold used in processing)

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1

Skeletal Muscle Interactions

1.1

Cholesterol uptake

1.2

Myopathy

1.3

Hypertrophy

2

Interactions with Hormones

2.1

Thyroid

3

Peripheral Organ Systems

3.1

Liver

4

Nutrient-Nutrient Interactions

4.1

CoQ10

4.2

Sterols

4.3

Schweinfurthins

5

Safety and Toxicology

5.1

General

5.2

Genotoxicity

5.3

Case Studies

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Cardiovascular Health

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