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Canola oil pills lower bad cholesterol in hamsters

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Liposomal Phytosterols as LDL-Cholesterol-Lowering Agents in Diet-Induced Hyperlipidemia.

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Scientists gave hamsters special tiny oil bubbles filled with plant chemicals from canola oil to see if they could lower bad cholesterol.

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Authors

Poudel A, Gachumi G, Paterson PG, El-Aneed A, Badea I