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Cholesterol fighters.(Goodnews: essential natural health news)(Brief Article)
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the list of foods on which the label can make a "heart health" claim to include a variety of products that contain phytosterols or phytostanols.
All plants--or phytos--include some amount of substances known as sterols and stanols, which seem naturally to reduce cholesterol. They are similar to cholesterol in composition, and, as a result, they compete with cholesterol for absorption. The result is a reduction in low-density lipoprotein (LDL)--or "bad" cholesterol--levels by as much as 8-15 percent. And there's no evidence to suggest these plant-based compounds are in any way unsafe.
Plant sterols and stanols are not produced by animals or the human body. They're natural substances found in wood pulp, leaves, nuts, vegetable oils, ...
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- Magazine article from: Vegetarian Journal Mangels, Reed January 1, 2008 700+ words
...on the shelves at my grocery store contain plant sterols. What are plant sterols, and are they vegetarian? Why are they being...vegans need to buy fortified foods to get plant sterols?" C.S., MD ANSWER: Plant sterols are...
- Unilever Unveils Promise Activ(TM) SuperShots(TM), the First Mini Drink With...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire July 10, 2007 700+ words
...Clinical Studies Have Shown Natural Plant Sterols Can Significantly Lower LDL Cholesterol...first mini- drink with added natural plant sterols, ingredients that are clinically proven...SuperShots(TM) contains two grams of plant sterols per serving in a convenient mini...
- Leading Immunologist Says the Ratio of Plant Sterols and Sterolins in Moducare...
- Press release article from: Business Wire February 5, 2002 700+ words
...disease due to a specific combination of plant sterols and sterolins that Prof. Bouic discovered...has spent the past 15 years studying plant sterols and sterolins and the role they play...for discovering the correct ratio of plant sterols and sterolins needed to balance an...
- Meeting beverage formulation challenges: a number of presentations in Prepared...
- Magazine article from: Prepared Foods January 1, 2009 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Nutraceuticals World December 1, 2006 700+ words
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- Study Confirms a Role for Spreads Containing Plant Sterols Alongside Statins In...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 19, 2001 700+ words
...consuming a spread containing plant sterols, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol. The plant sterols, from naturally occuring soybean...1), the spread containing plant sterols, Take Control(R), actively...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 22, 2004 700+ words
...that orange juice containing plant sterols -- naturally sourced plant...may help lower cholesterol. Plant sterols inhibit the absorption of cholesterol...orange juice containing the plant sterols, while the others drank orange...
- Snack bars containing plant sterols.(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: Nutraceuticals World June 1, 2006 700+ words
...Nutraceutical: Snack bars containing plant sterols Indication: Cholesterol levels Source...to determine whether supplements of plant sterols and/or glucomannan improve lipid...38-74 years were supplemented with plant sterols (1.8 g/day), glucomannan (10...