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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.)

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

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Cleveland Clinic

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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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