CHOLESTYRAMINE RESIN, also known as colestyramine, is a bile acid sequestrant. Bile acid sequestrants are polymeric compounds used as ion exchange resins. CHOLESTYRAMINE RESIN is highly hydrophilic but insoluble in water.What is it used for?CHOLESTYRAMINE RESIN is primarily used as a medication to ...
Bile acid sequestrants such as cholestyramine, colestipol and colesevelam decrease the enterohepatic pool of cholesterol and indirectly increase LDL receptor synthesis, reducing LDL-C levels by 15–30% depending on the dose [2,6,11]. These agents are not absorbed and do not cause systemic advers...
This is due to the bile sequestrants that kale releases. A study has found that a person who drinks Kale everyday for 12 weeks has a better HDL (good cholesterol) by 27% and a lowered LDL (bad cholesterol) by 10% while improving antioxidants in the body as well (60). Summary Kale...
How effective are bile acid sequestrants?B.M., RifkindR.I., Levy