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Phytosterol

Phytosterols are phytosteroids, similar to cholesterol, that serve as structural components of biological membranes of plants. They encompass plant sterols and stanols. More than 250 sterols and related compounds have been identified. Free phytosterols extracted from oils are insoluble in water, relatively insoluble in oil, and soluble in alcohols.

Structure, Dietary phytosterols & Cholesterol lowering

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Dietary phytosterols

Health claims

Cholesterol lowering

Safety

Functions in plants

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Phytosterol

Nodes56
Edges55
Triples46
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.035714
Components1

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Phytosterol

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related to Health Canada · 10
Phytosterol → An, Based, Health Canada, High, LDL-cholesterol, Nutrition Facts, Plant, Primary, This, Two
related to Safety · 10
Phytosterol → Also, CVD, Cytellin, EU, GRAS, However, On, Phytosterol-containing, Phytosterols, US
related to FDA · 7
Phytosterol → CVD, FDA, Foods, For, LDL, Reviewing, The FDA
related to Dietary phytosterols · 5
Phytosterol → As, Cereal, Some, Sterols, The
related to Functions in plants · 5
Phytosterol → In, Phytosterols, Plant, Sitosterol, Sterols
related to Cholesterol lowering · 4
Phytosterol → Cholesterol, Cytellin, From, The
related to Structure · 3
Phytosterol → Stanols, The, They

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cholesterol phytosterols sterols plant reduce stanols sterol foods levels absorption blood dietary day risk evidence lowering esters also trials ldl

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myopathyinstance ofthough statins also have adverse effects0.80text
digestive problemsinstance ofthough statins also have adverse effects0.80text
Phytosterolrelated to Cholesterol loweringThe0.60section
Phytosterolrelated to Cholesterol loweringFrom0.60section
Phytosterolrelated to Cholesterol loweringCytellin0.60section
Phytosterolrelated to Cholesterol loweringCholesterol0.60section
Phytosterolrelated to Dietary phytosterolsThe0.60section
Phytosterolrelated to Dietary phytosterolsSterols0.60section
Phytosterolrelated to Dietary phytosterolsSome0.60section
Phytosterolrelated to Dietary phytosterolsAs0.60section
Phytosterolrelated to Dietary phytosterolsCereal0.60section
Phytosterolrelated to FDAThe FDA0.60section

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