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Red Yeast Rice Extract 1. What is Red yeast rice extract? Red Yeast Rice Extract is a substance extracted from fermented rice using the Monascus purpureus type of yeast. This has been used in Asian countries more so China for centuries as a traditional medicine. It's also used as an additive, food coloring and preservative. Naturally, Red Yeast Rice Extract contains several components that can help in controlling cholesterol levels. 2. Red yeast rice extract uses Discussed below are red yeast rice extract uses ●Reduces Inflammation Studies indicate that taking red yeast rice supplements helps in reduction of inflammation and promotes better health over an extended period of time. For instance, a research in 50 people having metabolic syndrome indicates that using a supplement that contains red yeast rice plus olive extract lowered oxidative stress levels which is a crucial cause of chronic inflammation, to 20% . ●Improving the Health of Our Bones In a study on rat, red yeast rice reduces loss of bone in rats that have osteoporosis. Also, animals provided with red yeast rice supplements have higher density of bone mineral and bone cells healthier compared to those who didn’t take the supplement. A white rabbits’ study demonstrated a similar effect. However, in the study to the grafts researchers added red yeast rice extract then applied the grafts to the skull of the rabbit. The grafts which constituted red yeast rice extract resulted in improved growth of the bone in comparison to grafts with no extract. Red yeast rice also increases BMP2 gene expression that is important in broken bones healing. ●Culinary Red yeast rice is used to coloring a wide variety of food products, which require red food coloring. These foods include pickled tofu, Chinese pastries, red rice vinegar, Peking Duck, and char siu, In history, it was used as a coloring food agent in Japan as early as 300 BC. 1
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