Benecol® Soft Chews - Made with Clinically Proven Cholesterol-Lowering Plant Stanols - Cholesterol Management Supplement (120 Chocolate Chews)

Much to my surprise, these little chews are really making a difference in my numbers. I have chewed only two per day (one after lunch and one after dinner) faithfully for the last 4 months. I just got my lipid numbers back yesterday and my LDL has come down 24 points! And I was really worried about it because I have actually not been too great on my diet and have gained maybe 3-5 lbs in the last 4 months as well. The only thing I have added to my normal habits are the two chews daily and walking 30 minutes per day maybe an additional 2 days per week. (I had been walking 30 min 3-5 x per week and now probably do 30 min 5-7 x per week). I can imagine that if I did the regular daily dose of chews (4 per day) I would get even better results but they are kind of pricey and LDL of 109 I can live with! They are also very tasty. I feel like I get a little rich chocolatey treat after lunch and dinner to help satisfy my sweet tooth. :) **** update **** 4/1/24 just had my bloodwork checked again. Total cholesterol 147. LDL 71. These are the best numbers I’ve ever had. Dr. Is very pleased. I will continue to have 1-2 chews daily.

For years, my cholesterol has been outside the normal suggested limits. My doctor wanted me to take a statin, but I did not want to go that route. I read about Benecol and thought it was worth a try. So I used these chews for one full year. They actually did work to reduce my cholesterol and I could not be happier. I will continue to purchase them. A bonus is that they taste really good, like having a candy treat after my meal.

These work. They lowered my number by 10 after 6 months, but the new formulation is yucky--it smells like mildew and the taste is not great. I am now going to try to find a new source. The old ones were great. I hope they go back to the original.

My numbers were high for the last 3 years. I don’t drink or smoke, so that was not the issue. I also exercise every single day. The only things I could change was my weight and diet. I cut my portions and lost 20 pounds, but my numbers were still high. I was never overweight. My BMI was at the top end of normal before I lost the weight. I never ate a lot of meat or high fat dairy, but I cut back anyways and my numbers were still high. I did not want to take a statin, so I did some research and found Benecol chews. That is the only thing I changed since my last cholesterol test and all my numbers went down! TOTAL 211 to 178 (down 33) HDL 63 to 54 (down 9) LDL 138 to 114 (down 24) NON 148 to 124 (down 24) TRI 54 to 50 (down 4) I actually like them. The taste and texture is similar to a tootsie roll.

I eat these chews daily to help reduce my high LDL cholesterol. My LDL cholesterol level has come down a little in the past year. I wouldn't rely on this alone to reduce cholesterol but it can be part of larger health plan to maintain healthy cholesterol levels. They taste good too.

I have used these chocolate chews and I also started using the Benecol buttery spread. I have problems with elevated cholesterol but I am unable to take statin medication due to serious side effects. But using these 2 products and changing my diet, my total cholesterol went from 250 to 171. I highly recommend these chews.

60 points down. Only take 2/day. Everyday. The taste n shape changed but it’s not candy. I find the taste to be pleasant. I will continue to reorder.

I have only been using this for a couple weeks. I cannot say if it has any effects on lowering cholesterol. I can update my review in a couple of months on that. A serving is 4 pieces. The pieces are individually wrapped. The chews have a good chocolate taste. It does seem to take a few minutes to get these chewed up completely. Nothing negative there. Just something I have observed. One negative thing is this has a lot of carbs. And the 4 pieces are 90 calories. That is a lot, especially if you are watching weight. To get the amount of plant stanol you need, you would need to do the full serving. These chews are expensive, but if they work, I would rather pay the price for this as to take a statin. I will update my review in a couple of months as to if it seems to have made a difference in cholesterol numbers. I am actually only doing this every other day. Alternating with another cholesterol chew. But I will be purchasing this again when this bag is almost gone. As I promised I am updating my review. And changing the stars from 5 to 1. These have no effect on lowering cholesterol. I eat very healthy but my cholesterol is considered elevated. I refuse to take a Statin so I found this and wanted to try that. When my lab work was done this year my cholesterol was actually 2 points higher so using these did not lower anything. And again, I am very strict in what I eat and how I eat. I do still stand behind the product having a great taste. But if you are looking for something to actually lower your cholesterol this isn’t going to do it. Andit is too expensive for me to try it again.