article_snippet: After just a month volunteers were found to have a 44 per cent cut in C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of inflammation in the blood, along with triglycerides and bad LDL cholesterol.
article_snippet: Dr Michael Roizen, who led The U.S. study, said ‘
article_snippet: I think the major benefit come from decreasing inflammation as well as a beneficial effect on other contributing risk factors to cardiovascular disease, with no side effects that we know of.
article_snippet: There seems to be a lot of benefit and not much risk
article_snippet: – this could help us tackle some of the factors made worse by obesity that can lead to heart disease,’ some of the factors made worse by obesity that can lead to heart disease added.
article_snippet: Those taking part had mildly raised levels of blood fats and inflammation.
article_snippet: After the study tests showed a 44 per cent reduction in CRP, 15 per cent cut in triglycerides and eight per cent fall in LDL cholesterol –
article_snippet: all factors linked to heart disease.
article_snippet: Levels of HDL – a good form of cholesterol – rose five per cent compared with those taking dummy capsules.