METHOD OF REDUCING BLOOD LEVELS OF TOTAL CHOLESTEROL AND LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL

摘要

Patients with elevated blood levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and total c holesterol are treated by administering .beta.-hydroxy-.beta.-methylbutyric acid (HMB) to reduce the patient's blood lev el of LDL and total cholesterol. HMB can be safely administered orally to humans in amounts that will significantly reduce blood le vels of total cholesterol and LDL.