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Enjoy the heart-healthy gains of Benecol® Caramel Smart Chews. |
Benecol® Smart Chews are a delicious, convenient, and safe way to help lower cholesterol. Each soft chew holds just 20 calories, while also containing 0.7 grams of plant stanol esters, an ingredient proven to reduce cholesterol.
Available in a delicious creamy caramel flavor, the chews are on an individual basis 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 begin letting down your cholesterol in as little as two weeks. Only available online, each chew provides one serving and and four grams of carbohydrates, and they may be applied by those taking statin medication for further and added cholesterol reduction.
What is Cholesterol? Most helpful customer reviews
111 of 111 people found the following review helpful.
Benecol Caramel Chews
By Orphan60
Not wanting to resort to “drugs” to manage Cholesterol, I did some research on plant Stanols, and plant Sterols. They both seem to have the ability to lower the cholesterol in your blood. However, based on a Johns Hopkins health alert….plant sterols tend to lose their ability to lower cholesterol, and instead start to appear in the blood them selves. Where as plant STANOLS seem to stay active and continue to lower cholesterol. BENECOL is the only off the shelf item that contains stanols instead of sterols. The Benecol spread is good and tastes fine, but the caramel chews are portable so you can easily take them with you. I would recommend the chews to anyone who wants to keeps tabs on your cholesterol….they are reasonably inexpensive, taste good, and have STANOLS in them…and they are portable. I was able to lower my cholesterol by 80 points by consumming STANOLS and watching my intake of cholesterol….
31 of 33 people found the following review helpful.
Effective at lowering cholesterol
By Chipmon
Buy this product. Tell your friends about it. Unfortunately J&J doesn’t have a clue of how to market this great product, don’t let it slip out of production. I am in club Benecol and haven’t received anything. Spread the word, a safer way to lower your cholesterol. Word of mouth is about it, lets hope it works.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful.25% Decrease in LDL!
By jpandjf
I have phenomenally high HDL (>100), which is great, but my LDL was creeping up—it got to 160. I’m vegetarian. I cut out nearly all dairy fat, added ~15 almonds/day and ~3g/day of psyllium, and started taking 1 Smart Chew 3 times/day. My HDL remained the same, but my LDL dropped to 120, a 25% decrease! I am a very happy camper!
My only complaint is that the product contains Yellow 6. I’ve written to the company requesting that they remove it; if enough of us do that, maybe they’ll comply.
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Great results…my Dr. is pleased
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I started to take BENECOL last winter. My Doctor was pressing me to get on a cholesterol medication and I was very resistant to this. A friend had recommended BENECOL since her partner was taking this and had good results…..long story short…..my cholesterol dropped around 40 points and my Doctor was so amazed that she didn’t even stress over my blood pressure (it always goes up in her office)…..I did follow the other guidelines that were given to me and kept my cholesterol count to 300mg a day (and that is a lot of counting)…..I love the chews….and I love not having to take a prescription drug for cholesterol. Now when I see the commericals on TV about cholesterol in your blood vessels…I clearly visualize that mine are healthy and clear. THANK YOU BENECOL SMART CHEWS!!!!
Well! You could knock me over with a feather!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I have dealt with the cholesterol issue like everyone else here. I’ll do everything to avoid the Statin poison…fish oil, olive oil, little red meat, exercise, although I’m all of 110lbs, have to watch it, as I loose to much weight, then get grief for that!!
OK here we go:
My good (HDL) has always been pretty good – anywhere from
70 but down to unfortunately 57 in ’08 but that’s still pretty good
2008 much to my horror on total and LDL
Total Chol
UP to 232 (highest I’ve ever had!)
Naughty LDL
UP to 157 (highest I’ve ever had!)
Nice HDL
UP to 57 (NOT best I’ve had/was once 70)
Tryglycerides
DOWN to 92 (Best I’ve had in some time)
Sweet ol’ Glucose DOWN to 86 (best I’ve had for a while)
So, found this BENECOL stuff!! I have taken it for just maybe 3 weeks or slightly under – taking 2 with 2 meals
2009 Much to my joy, today Nov 18
Total Chol
dOWN TO 204 – CAN YOU BELIEVE IT??
LDL…WAIT FOR IT
DOWN TO 122 – CAN YOU BELIEVE IT??
HDL though
DOWN TO 53 (from 57 in ’08)
Tryglycerides
UP TO 146 (from 92 in ’08)
Glucose
UP TO 107 (from 86 in ’08)
So…..a little set back on a couple of readings, but HDL/TRYG still in range, the Glucose did not seem to bother my Dr. and his assistant immediately went to the Benecol website and announced that they did contain a lot of sugar and could have contributed. I can deal with that, I can make other changes.
Other than those couple of little glitches – I AM OVER THE MOON!
The Dr. seemed pretty impressed and didn’t suggest the dreaded Statin – I will continue on with these Sweet Little Gems and see what happens – I’m almost looking forward to my next blood tests next year – I might demand them earlier!!
Give it a go if you haven’t already, for this short period of time I’ve taken it, I just can’t believe the drop in numbers!
What’s Not To Like?
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
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!
Lowered cholesterol for me better than diet & exercise!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
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!
Wrong for some people.
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
Later: I’ve come to the conclusion that many of the popular heart books, Esselstyne’s included, say far too little (some totally ignoring the subject) about the role of sugar, insulin overproduction and insulin resistance, and the implications of all this to triglycerides and high blood pressure. Granted, the recommended Benecol chews amount to only 80 extra calories a day–but those are simple carbs and potentially counterproductive. I doubt that Dean Ornish would endorse this product. Since I’ve decided that corn syrup, simple sugar, etc. DOES matter–at least for some folks–I’m reducing my rating by a star, even at the rate of appearing a bit of a sourpuss. Besides your cholesterol levels, check your blood sugar count and triglyceride levels, both of which contribute to metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, syndrome X, and heart disease.
reducing cholesterol
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
The best I can say about this product is that by eating 2 of these special caramels, which taste very good, and greatly reducing eggs in my diet, my cholesterol dropped 29 points in 5 months. I’m sure the eggs are big factor, but reducing eggs alone didn’t give me
as dramatic a result as eating caramels as well.
benecol chews
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
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.
Benecol Smart Chews
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Smart choice for fighting high cholesterol. Order from Amazon all the time since some stores don’t carry 120 pk. container.
Taste great, soft to chew
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
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.
Really Works
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I was recomended to this product by my nutritionist. I took it for two months for lowering cholesterol. It sure did the job. My total cholesterol went from 325 to 205. My LDL went from 146 to 122. I am happy with this product and plan to continue its use.
Excellent!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Smart Chews are the greatest beneficial non-prescription product to fight against cholesterol on the market today!
I’m a believer!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I had blood work done & for the first time I was told I had high cholesterol. After doing some searching online, I came across Benecol Chews. Rave reviews made me give them a try. After a little less then 2 months I had my cholesterol checked again. My total cholesterol went from 215 down to 205 and my LDL went from 144 down to 129. Keep in mind I made little to no change in my diet so I know these changes were from taking Benecol. Aside from the numbers, which is the most important part, the chews are tasty. Not too sweet, taste like caramel & aren’t tough. Sometimes they can leave a little bit of a residue in the mouth but that quickly goes away with a drink. I grew to get used to it. They are actually a nice treat after meals (one you know is good for you!). Amazon makes it so easy with the automatic shipments. I never have to worry about running out. And after the change in numbers, I never want to be without them! For those on statins, the package states you can safely take these. If you’re looking for an easy way to help improve your numbers, definately give these a try!
Did not work for me
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I have been on 10 mgs of Lipitor for about seven years. I thought I might be able to get my cholesterol down even further by taking the chews. I don’t eat meat, eat sensibly, count calories (I’m not obsessed), exercise at least three days a week, no alcohol. I’ve been taking the chews since February. My cholesterol is approx what it was last year (prior to the chews), 184, but my triglycerides are now in the borderline high zone. Not sure what happened but I’m off to the doctor’s to see what I can do about it. I’m glad it works for some and wish it worked for me.
Great product!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This is a great way to get your plant sterols to lower cholesterol. They are very tasty – easy to take with you and since you chew them, you don’t need to find water to take them when you are out. They taste just like a very soft caramel. Hopefully they lower my cholesterol as well as capsule plant sterols have in the past. Once I take a blood test, I will post results and let everyone know. Really convenient and great product.
Benecol Smart Chews
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I bought this product thinking that it couldn’t hurt to try it. My doctor had recently told me that my LDL cholesterol was high. After only two months of using it, my LDL cholesterol dropped by 40 points. I no longer have to consider a statin drug. I have been telling everyone I know to buy it!