EXAMPLES OF CONSUMERLAB.COM TESTING OF CHOLESTEROL-LOWERING SUPPLEMENTS: STEROLS, POLICOSANOL, AND GUGGULSTERONE
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Sterols:
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Name of Product and Daily Recommended Serving
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Sterols per Unit and in Daily Serving (mg)
(C = Claimed amount. If not claimed, amount found shown)
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Test Results
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OVERALL RESULTS: APPROVED
(Passed)
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NOT APPROVED
(Failed)
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Broke Apart Properly
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GNC Preventive Nutrition® Heart Advance™ (2 packets per day, each containing 3 softgels and 1 capsule)*
Ingredients
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Dist. by General Nutrition Corporation |
400 mg phytosterols [free form] per packet; 800 mg phytosterols per day (C)
[Also lists 5 mg policosanol per packet, 10 mg per day***]
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APPROVED
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NA
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 Nature Made® Cholest Off (4 caplets per day)*
Ingredients |
Dist. by Nature Made Nutritional Products |
450 mg per caplet
1800 mg per day (C)
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APPROVED
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Policosanol:
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Name of Product and Daily Recommended Serving
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Manufacturer
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Policosanol per Unit and in Daily Serving (mg)
(C = Claimed amount. If not claimed, amount found shown)
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Test Results
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OVERALL RESULTS: APPROVED
(Passed)
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NOT APPROVED
(Failed)
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Broke Apart Properly
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Vitamin World® Policosanol (1-2 softgels per day)*
Ingredients
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Mfd. by Vitamin World, Inc. |
10 mg policosanol per softgel, 10 to 20 mg per day (C)
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APPROVED
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NA
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Guggulsterones:
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Name of Product and Daily Recommended Serving
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Guggulsterones or Other Guggul Compounds per Unit and in Daily Serving (mg)
(C = Claimed amount. If not claimed, amount found shown)
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Test Results
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OVERALL RESULTS: APPROVED
(Passed)
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NOT APPROVED
(Failed)
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Broke Apart Properly
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Vitamin World® GuggulPLEX 340 mg Standardized to contain 2.5% Guggulsterones (3 capsules per day)*
Ingredients
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Mfd. by Vitamin World, Inc. |
8.5 mg guggulsterones per capsule, 25.5 mg per day (C)
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APPROVED
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NA
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* Tested through CL's Voluntary Certification Program prior to, at time of, or after initial posting of this Product Review.
*** Contains other ingredients that were the subject of this Review but not tested.
NA — Not applicable. |
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