降血脂的先锋
想吃美食，又不想增胖？方法很简单：不让肠道吸收油脂，却让身体增加燃脂率。想瘦并不难。
临床应用
抑制肠道吸收脂肪
Han, L. K., Y. Kimura, and H. Okuda. "Reduction in fat storage during chitin-chitosan treatment in mice fed a high-fat diet." International Journal of Obesity 23.2 (1999): 174-179.
抗氧化作用，有助于降低血压
Ngo, Dai-Hung, and Se-Kwon Kim. "Antioxidant effects of chitin, chitosan, and their derivatives." Advances in food and nutrition research. Vol. 73. Academic Press, 2014. 15-31.
有效预防前列腺癌
Hong, Mee Young, et al. "Chinese red yeast rice inhibition of prostate tumor growth in SCID mice." Cancer Prevention Research 4.4 (2011): 608-615.
降低心脏病风险
Hermans, Nina, et al. "A red yeast rice-olive extract supplement reduces biomarkers of oxidative stress, OxLDL and Lp-PLA 2, in subjects with metabolic syndrome: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial." Trials 18.1 (2017): 302.
防治肥胖和高血脂
Lee, Ho Sung, et al. "Beneficial effects of red yeast rice on high-fat diet-induced obesity, hyperlipidemia, and fatty liver in mice." Journal of medicinal food 18.10 (2015): 1095-1102.
增加胰岛素敏感度，改善2型糖尿病
Affuso, Flora, et al. "A nutraceutical combination improves insulin sensitivity in patients with metabolic syndrome." World journal of cardiology 4.3 (2012): 77.
提高新陈代谢率
Patel, Seema. "Functional food red yeast rice (RYR) for metabolic syndrome amelioration: a review on pros and cons." World journal of microbiology and biotechnology 32.5 (2016): 87.
有助降低血压
Xiong, Xingjiang, et al. "The effects of red yeast rice dietary supplement on blood pressure, lipid profile, and C-reactive protein in hypertension: A systematic review." Critical reviews in food science and nutrition 57.9 (2017): 1831-1851.
有效降低胆固醇
Huang, Chien-Fang, et al. "Efficacy of Monascus purpureus Went rice on lowering lipid ratios in hypercholesterolemic patients." European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation 14.3 (2007): 438-440.
预防阿尔茨海默病
Lee, Chun-Lin, and Tzu-Ming Pan. "Red mold fermented products and Alzheimer's disease: a review." Applied microbiology and biotechnology 91.3 (2011): 461-469.
你知道吗？
红曲中含有丰富的活性成分，其中有一个称为“去羟基洛伐他汀“Monacolin K，已证实能够降解脂肪，降低胆固醇的功能可以媲美他汀类西药。
Q&A
对虾蟹过敏的人可以吃甲壳素吗?
甲壳素是由虾蟹的外壳制成的“壳聚糖“，它是一种易过敏成分。对于那些易过敏体质的人群容易出现过敏反应，让皮肤出现痛痒或者丘疹，严重者还会出现哮喘以及身体抽搐等症状，因此不鼓励服用。