Plant Stanol Ester
Stanol esters are a heterogeneous group of phytosterol esters with a saturated sterol ring structure known to reduce the level of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in blood when ingested. Despite well documented cholesterol lowering effect no evidence of any beneficial effect on CVD or overall mortality exists and a meta-analysis published in 2012 suggests that there is no effect.cite
Read more about Plant Stanol Ester: Plant Stanols in Nature, Plant Stanols in Human Nutrition, Structure and Properties, Oxidative and Processing Stability, Lowering Cholesterol, Dual Effect of Plant Stanol
Famous quotes containing the word plant:
“I please
To plant some more dew-wet anemones
That they may weep.”
—Unknown. The Thousand and One Nights.
AWP. Anthology of World Poetry, An. Mark Van Doren, ed. (Rev. and enl. Ed., 1936)