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 Enjoy the heart-healthy benefits of Benecol® Caramel Smart Chews. |
Available in a delicious creamy caramel flavor, the chews are individually wrapped, and come in a convenient, 120-count resealable pouch. Take one to two great-tasting soft chews twice a day with meals or snacks and start lowering your cholesterol in as little as two weeks. Only available online, each chew provides one serving and and four grams of carbohydrates, and they can be used by those taking statin medication for additional cholesterol reduction.
What
is Cholesterol?
You already know that some cholesterol is good and some is bad. But did you know that there are clear guidelines for cholesterol levels for average Americans and newly established guidelines for high-risk patients?
Cholesterol is:
| The Good | The Bad |
|---|---|
| HDL (High Density Lipoprotein) transports cholesterol from the body's tissues to the liver and other sites, where it may be broken down and excreted by the body. HDL cholesterol is commonly known as "good" cholesterol. | LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein) transports cholesterol from the liver to the rest of the body. LDL cholesterol is commonly known as "bad" cholesterol. |
How
to Control Your Cholesterol
Many Americans have succeeded in lowering their LDL "bad" cholesterol through lifestyle changes. Eating right, exercising, and relaxing are some of the basic lifestyle changes you can make to improve your overall health. Your doctor can test your cholesterol level, or you can test yourself with a kit you can purchase at your pharmacy.
The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) identifies LDL cholesterol as the primary target of cholesterol management. Clinical research has shown that elevated LDL, the "bad" cholesterol, is the primary cause of coronary heart disease.
New Guidelines for High Risk Heart
Patients Can Save Lives
Every year 1.2 million Americans have a new or repeat heart
attack. A new set of guidelines has been released that
specifically targets these high risk Americans. The new NCEP
guideline determines that high-risk heart patients should lower
their LDL "bad" cholesterol to a rock bottom 70. The previous
NCEP guideline was 100.
| LDL Cholesterol Level Guideline (mg/dl) | |
|---|---|
| <100 (70 for high risk patients) | Optimal |
| 100-129 | Near optimal/above optimal |
| 130-159 | Borderline high |
| 160-189 | High |
| >190 | Very high |
| Total Cholesterol Level | |
| <200 | Desirable |
| 200-239 | Borderline High |
| >240 | High |
| HDL Cholesterol Level | |
| <40 | Low |
| >60 | High |
About
the Benecol® Brand
The name Benecol® brings together Bene, meaning "good," and col for "cholesterol." Only Benecol® Products have plant stanol esters, which have been proven to lower cholesterol.
Today, millions of people around the world are managing their cholesterol levels simply, effectively, and deliciously with the growing range of Benecol® products.
Benecol®
Smart Chews FAQ
How do Benecol® Smart Chews
work?
Benecol® Smart Chews work just like Benecol® Spreads to help
reduce cholesterol levels. For best results, it is recommended to
take two chews twice per day with food, along with a low
saturated fat, low cholesterol diet.
Have any clinical studies been done to
support the efficacy of Benecol® Smart Chews?
Over 25 published clinical studies support the safety and
efficacy of plant stanol esters, the cholesterol lowering
ingredient contained in Benecol® Smart Chews. Based on the
totality of this scientific evidence on the cholesterol-lowering
efficacy of plant stanol esters, the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) allows its use in various foods and supplement products
including Benecol Smart Chews.
What is the safety profile of Benecol®
Smart Chews?
Plant stanol esters, the unique dietary ingredient contained in
Benecol® Smart Chews has an excellent safety profile. In fact,
plant stanol esters have been consumed by millions of individuals
in Finland since 1995 and in other European countries and the
United States since 1999.
Join
Club Benecol®
Take even more control over your healthy lifestyle and join Club Benecol® for more information about Benecol® products. By signing up, you'll receive regular e-mail updates, as well as club member savings, new product information, and information on cholesterol management. Join today!
benecol chewsReviewed by Bracey M. Pinson, 2010-02-07
I have been using this product for a while now and believe it helps me keep my cholesterol under control. The taste is very pleasing.
Lowered cholesterol for me better than diet & exercise!Reviewed by Miss T, 2010-01-31
I have had high cholesterol since my 20's but the ratios were good so my doctor didn't recommend medication until age 45. Since I didn't want to take medication, I went on a strict low cholesterol diet and exercised 5 days a week for 45 - 60 minutes a day and lost 16 pounds and am at my goal weight and my cholesterol gradually went down (10-12 points every 3 months#. After a year of stict low cholesterol diet and exercise, my doctor said I would not have to take the medication. My total cholesterol was 199. Diet alone would does not work for my cholesterol levels. As soon as I stopped exercising as much, the cholesterol levels went back up. Then I decided to try Benecol and am I glad I did. My total cholesterol went down to 176 in 3 months and the bad cholesterol was lower than ever and the good was even higher and all this without any exercise and after adding in back all the foods I had done without for years! I take 2 chews before lunch and 2 chews before dinner every day and that works best for me. When I tried to take 1 chew before lunch and 1 before dinner, my total cholesterol went back up quite a bit #in only 3 months) so I switched back to 2 chews before each meal where I'm eating food with cholesterol. I highly recommend this product and can't wait to go back to the doctor again to see if it has gone even lower!
What's Not To Like?Reviewed by Mcgivern Owen L, 2010-01-30
This reviewer was "pushed" to try these chews by his dietician in
response to high cholesterol. Carmel flavored, they are taken twice
a day at mealtime-and they work. The chews are not available at
retail, so outlets like amazon are the sole choices. If there is a
downside to Benocal, this reviewer/consumer has yet to discover it.
Best advice? Go for it!
Taste great, soft to chewReviewed by JT, 2010-01-09
Taste like carmels except softer. Ingredients: Sugar, Corn Syrup, Plant Stanol Estrs, Nonfat Milk, less than 2% of Caramel color, Soy lecithin, salt, natural and artificial flavors, and yellow 6. Sodium 15 mg per chew or serving. 0.85 g of Plant Stanol Esters per chew. 2 per day recommended on package. Expiration was about 14 months beyond the date I recieved so that was good.
Benecol Smart ChewsReviewed by D. Wiles, 2009-12-31
Smart choice for fighting high cholesterol. Order from Amazon all the time since some stores don't carry 120 pk. container.
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