Middle Term Effect of Red Yeast Rice on Plasma Lipids and Proteoma in Individuals With Suboptimal Cholesterolemia

The primary purpose of our research will be to evaluate if, in healthy subjects with a low- moderate cardiovascular risk (CV risk\>1% but \< 5%) evidenced by sub-optimal cholesterol levels as per ESC/EAS guidelines (LDL cholesterol \>115 mg/dL, \< 190 mg/dL) supplementation with a red yeast rice food supplement containing less than 3 mg total monacolins per daily dose is able to significantly influence plasma lipid levels. Furthermore, liver and muscle proteomic pattern and vascular response to dietary supplementation will be investigated.