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Research · Meta-analysis

Continuous dose-response relationship of the LDL-cholesterol-lowering effect of phytosterol intake

What it found

About 2 g/day lowered LDL ~8–10%.

Design
Meta-analysis
Year
2009
Population
adults
Intervention
plant sterols/stanols
Outcome
LDL cholesterol
Journal
Journal of Nutrition

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