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Scientists found that a special fatty coating around plant-based cholesterol blockers from canola oil works just as well at lowering bad cholesterol in hamsters as a store-bought version — and these hamsters were eating a fatty diet.
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Liposomal Phytosterols as LDL-Cholesterol-Lowering Agents in Diet-Induced Hyperlipidemia.
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2023 Sep 4Scientists tested a special pill made from canola plant chemicals, including brassicasterol, and found it lowered bad cholesterol just as well as a popular commercial product in hamsters eating a fatty diet.
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