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(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- Plant cholesterols known as sterols -- recognized for their cholesterol-lowering power when added to margarines, salad dressings and other fats -- also have been found to be ...

A new study found that phytosterols, substances found in plants, could reduce the risk of heart disease and diabetes. Fact checked by Nick Blackmer A new study found that compounds in many plant-based ...

Plant sterols (also known as phytosterols) are natural substances that can help lower your cholesterol. They exist in wood pulp and leaves, but are also found naturally in certain foods such as ...

Plant sterol foods may provide doctors with a useful alternative to higher dose statins to reduce their patients’ LDL cholesterol, according to a new study presented at EAS yesterday. Researchers ...

Make room in your pantry for a new batch of disease-fighting products: foods fortified with sterols and stanols, plant compounds proven to protect your heart. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

Plant sterols are tetracyclic triterpenoid lipids synthesised predominantly via the cytosolic mevalonate pathway. Beginning with acetyl-CoA, condensation and reduction steps yield squalene, which is ...