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Grains & legumes
Strong evidencePsyllium
A 2018 meta-analysis pooling 28 randomised controlled trials and 1,924 people found LDL cholesterol fell by 0.33 mmol/L on average. Non-HDL cholesterol and apolipoprotein B fell with it. This is one of the few entries this site marks as established.
Grains & legumes
Strong evidenceRed yeast rice
A 2015 meta-analysis of 20 trials found LDL fell by 1.02 mmol/L, and the effect was statistically indistinguishable from statin therapy. The same paper's title continues: but safety is uncertain.
