Wax may be beneficial for lowering your LDL

[Greg V]

While digging around on the LDL-related literature, I found this:
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Very long chain fatty alcohols obtained from plant waxes and beeswax have been reported to lower plasma cholesterol in humans. This review discusses nutritional or regulatory effects produced by wax esters or aliphatic acids and alcohols found in unrefined cereal grains, beeswax, and many plant-derived foods. Reports suggest that 5-20 mg per day of mixed C24-C34 alcohols, including octacosanol and triacontanol, lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol by 21%-29% and raise high-density lipoprotein cholesterol by 8%-15%. 

Nutritional significance and metabolism of very long chain fatty alcohols and acids from dietary waxes - PubMed

[Jeanne Hansen]

Wow!  What a good reason to eat comb honey on toast, as my grandmother did.

JEANNE

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