Phytosterol dosages of 1.6–3 g daily have been shown to reduce LDL cholesterol by 4.1–15% versus placebo within the first month of therapy. One meta-analysis found mean reductions of 10–11% ...

Senior Brandeis research scientist Daniel Perlman ’68 has discovered a way to make phytosterol molecules from plants dispersible in beverages and foods that are consumed by humans, potentially opening ...

Plant sterols and stanols (phytosterols) are found naturally in green leafy vegetables, vegetable oil, nuts and seeds. They work by mimicking cholesterol and competing with it to be absorbed from ...

Though phytosterols are similar to the cholesterol found in the human body in terms of structure, when consumed, they can block the absorption of body cholesterol in the digestive system.

Uncertain about which cooking oil you should use when your cholesterol levels are disrupted? Our expert revealed six healthy ...

"People talk about soy, and oat bran, and plant sterols, and nuts, but nobody has put them all together." The portfolio diet recipe for lower cholesterol focuses on four kinds of food: The foods ...

Phytosterols are useful for reducing LDL cholesterol in patients who cannot reach their LDL cholesterol goals by diet alone (lower-risk groups) or who are taking maximum tolerated doses of statins ...