Cue the bergamot, a yellow-hued citrus fruit from Calabria, in southern Italy, which can help lower high cholesterol.

(Photo Credit: Barmalini/Dreamstime) Several studies have shown that bergamot may help reduce overall cholesterol and “bad” LDL cholesterol. It may also help increase “good” HDL ...

A pharmacist explains the health benefits of this aromatic citrus fruit and how to use it. Bergamot (Citrus bergamia) is a yellow-green citrus fruit that grows on the coast of southern Italy.

The study also suggests that bergamot could enhance the effects of traditional cholesterol-lowering medications. Based on these results, drinking bergamot tea may benefit your heart health.

"and finally get a government certificate attesting to bergamot juice's cholesterol-lowering properties." DOP consortium head Ezio Pizzi, though, is contesting Trunfio and others' plan for an IGP ...