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German research shows metformin could be used to reduce cholesterol

Metformin could be used to lower cholesterol levels, new research carried out at Helmholtz Zentrum München and the German Diabetes Centre in Dusseldorf has revealed.

Metformin could be used to lower cholesterol levels, new research carried out at Helmholtz Zentrum München and the German Diabetes Centre in Dusseldorf has revealed. The study looked at blood samples from more than 1,800 participants. These were split into several groups – one given metformin and four control groups who were not given the drug. The researchers were looking for metabolites that would provide evidence of blood lipid profiles. They discovered lower concentrations of three metabolites in the metformin group. The metabolites were all associated with lower levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Lower levels of LDL cholesterol could

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