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If you eat phytosterols in bread or cereal, they don’t lower your bad cholesterol as much as when you eat them in butter or margarine—by about 0.14 mmol/L less.
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Use of phytosterol-fortified foods to improve LDL cholesterol levels: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis
Human
2023 AugThe study found that when phytosterols are added to bread or cereal, they lower bad cholesterol a little less than when they’re added to butter or margarine — just like the claim says.
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