These Supplements May Lower Cholesterol — But They Can Also Damage Livers
Source: Healthline
Many people use dietary supplements on top of or in place of prescription medications to manage their health conditions.
But without strict federal oversight or comprehensive studies, these supplements can sometimes cause serious medical issues.
For one 64-year-old woman who took a red yeast rice supplement to lower her cholesterol, the end result was a trip to the hospital for acute liver injury.
A group of doctors from Michigan described the woman’s case in the journal BMJ Case Reports. They noted that she took the red yeast rice supplement because she was “hesitant to start taking statins.”