Nature's Health Choles-Balance contains red yeast rice, an exclusive source of standardized Monascus purpureus yeast (or Red Yeast) fermented on premium rice, which naturally contains HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (>0.5%) and major unsaturated fatty acids (0.8-2%) which are extremely effective in reducing elevated serum cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood. This product can be used to suppress atherosclerosis and hyperlipidemia and to prevent the occurrence of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity. A clinical trial was inducted by several hospitals affiliated with the Chinese FDA (The Bureau of Drug Administration, Ministry of Public Health of China) in the early 1990. A total of 446 patients with hyperlipidemia were randomly assigned to two groups in the trial (see table below, ref. 1).