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A Meta-Analysis on Sugar Cane Policosanol as Treatment for HypercholesterolemiaАрхивная копия от 20 декабря 2016 на Wayback Machine. Frederick Ogbac, M.D. , Rolando Quimpo, M.D. , Jaime Enrique Hilado, M.D. , Rosa Allyn Sy, M. D., FPCP, FPSEM , Vimar Luz, M. D., FPCP, FPSN, and Sandra Tankeh-Torres, M.D., FPCP, FPCR — Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine, Volume 48 Number 2 July-September, 2010. P. 26-32. : «16 studies … Conclusion: In conclusion, sugar cane policosanol did not demonstrate any significant difference in the mean end point levels of both total cholesterol and LDL among patients with hypercholesterolemia compared to placebo»
A Meta-Analysis on Sugar Cane Policosanol as Treatment for HypercholesterolemiaАрхивная копия от 20 декабря 2016 на Wayback Machine. Frederick Ogbac, M.D. , Rolando Quimpo, M.D. , Jaime Enrique Hilado, M.D. , Rosa Allyn Sy, M. D., FPCP, FPSEM , Vimar Luz, M. D., FPCP, FPSN, and Sandra Tankeh-Torres, M.D., FPCP, FPCR — Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine, Volume 48 Number 2 July-September, 2010. P. 26-32. : «16 studies … Conclusion: In conclusion, sugar cane policosanol did not demonstrate any significant difference in the mean end point levels of both total cholesterol and LDL among patients with hypercholesterolemia compared to placebo»