May 16, 2006
Policosanol shown to be no more effective than Placebo
A report published in JAMA states that the cholesterol reducing product Policosanol is no more effective than a placebo. Policosanol is made from a sugar cane extract…which begs the question, "isn't the placebo also made from a sugar cane extract?" While this finding is contrary to a number of other studies which show Policosanol to be effective in reducing Cholesterol, a study published in JAMA tends to get more press so don't expect reporters to "peek behind the curtain" before writing stories on this.
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=healthNews&storyID=2006-05-16T205239Z_01_N16450748_RTRUKOC_0_US-HEART-SUPPLEMENT.xml
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