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Below is a selection of studies addressing plant sterols

The benefits of sterols are factual.

 

Leading health organizations including the Mayo and Cleveland Clinics support the consumption of plant sterols for Better Health.

 

(See Research Sources below.)

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SUPPORTS HEALTHY CHOLESTEROL LEVEL

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Benefits of Phytosterols

https://www.livestrong.com/article/26224-benefits-phytosterols

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Mayo Clinic

https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(11)63144-3/abstract

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Cleveland Clinic

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/17368-phytosterols-sterols--stanols

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​SUPPORTS CARDIAC HEALTH

 

Australian Heart Foundation

​https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/healthy-eating/food-and-nutrition/fats-and-cholesterol/plant-sterols

 

Menopause, Cholesterol And Cardiovascular Disease

​https://www.uscjournal.com/articles/cholesterol-cardiovascular-disease

 

Plant sterols/stanols for cholesterol lowering and prevention of cardiovascular disease

​http://ipssa-association.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Food-Matters-Live-presentation-1-at-Nutrition-for-Management-of-Non-Comm-Final-2-Oct-2017.pdf

 

Efficacy and Safety of Plant Stanols and Sterols in the Management of Blood Cholesterol Levels

​https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(11)63144-3/fulltext

 

Functional Foods Fact Sheet: Plant Stanols and Sterols

​https://foodinsight.org/functional-foods-fact-sheet-plant-stanols-and-sterols/

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SUPPORTS PROSTATE HEALTH

 

Effects of dietary sterols on prostate cancer formation, progression and prevention

​http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/67/9_Supplement/1650

 

Beta-Sitosterol Plant Extract – University of Wisconsin Health

​https://www.uwhealth.org/health/topic/special/beta-sitosterol-plant-extract/ug1904spec.html

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​​​​​COLLAGEN SUPPORT

 

Topical application of vitamins, phytosterols and ceramides. Protection against increased expression of interstital collagenase and reduced collagen-I expression after single exposure to UVA irradiation

​https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18528670

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​SUPPORTS LIVER FUNCTION

 

Protective Role of Plant Sterol and Stanol Esters in Liver Inflammation: Insights from Mice and Humans

​https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0110758

 

Phytosterol supplementation may play a role in reducing low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, elevated liver enzymes and some markers of inflammation for patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

​http://ipssa-association.com/2018/09/phytosterol-supplementation-may-play-a-role-in-reducing-low-density-lipoprotein-ldl-cholesterol-elevated-liver-enzymes-and-some-markers-of-inflammation-for-patients-with-non-alcoholic-fatty-liver-d

 

Effects of Phytosterol Supplementation on Serum Levels of Lipid Profiles, Liver Enzymes, Inflammatory Markers, Adiponectin, and Leptin in Patients Affected by Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Clinical Trial

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07315724.2018.1466739?journalCode=uacn20


​SUPPORTS MORE...

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Plant Sterols as Anticancer Nutrients: Evidence for Their Role in Breast Cancer

​https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3635199

 

Beta-Sitosterol: A Promising but Orphan Nutraceutical to Fight Against Cancer

​https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26473555

 

Anticancer effects of phytosterols

​https://www.researchgate.net/publication/26262461_Anticancer_effects_of_phytosterols

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