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  2. Benecol - Wikipedia

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    A serving of Benecol buttery spread supplies 1 g of plant stanols." [6] Consuming more than 3g of plant stanol per day is not recommended and Benecol foods may not be appropriate for pregnant or breast feeding women, and children under 5 years old. [7] Two reviews confirm that plant stanol and sterol esters lower cholesterol levels. [8] [9]

  3. Phytosterol - Wikipedia

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    For plant stanol esters: (i) Foods containing at least 1.7 g per serving of plant stanol esters, eaten twice a day with meals for a total daily intake of at least 3.4 g, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of heart disease. A serving of [name of the food] supplies ___grams of plant stanol esters. [17]

  4. You can lower your cholesterol by up to 25% with diet and ...

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    Also important are phytosterols, or plant sterols, natural compounds found in fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and nuts and seeds—which, says Jaber, have a hormone-like effect and are ...

  5. Sterol - Wikipedia

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    Sterols and related compounds play essential roles in the physiology of eukaryotic organisms, and are essential for normal physiology of plants, animals, and fungi. [4] For example, cholesterol forms part of the cellular membrane in animals, where it affects the cell membrane's fluidity and serves as secondary messenger in developmental signaling.

  6. Stanol ester - Wikipedia

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    Plant stanols are present in small amounts in human diet. Their main sources are whole-grain foods, mostly wheat and rye.The daily intake of stanols in the average western diet is about 60 mg/d, whereas the intake of plant sterols is about 150–300 mg/d and that of cholesterol is 500–800 mg/d.

  7. 15 Foods You Should Buy When They're on Sale - AOL

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    2. Honey. This pantry staple could most likely see you age, move houses, retire, and turn gray — and it would still be good for eating. It literally lasts forever and doesn’t go bad.

  8. List of cholesterol in foods - Wikipedia

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    High cholesterol foods Cholesterol mg per 100 grams Beef brain: 3100 Egg yolk: 1085 Caviar: 588 Fish oil, menhaden: 521 Foie Gras: 515 Roe: 479 Egg: 373 Lamb kidney: 337 Pork liver: 301 Clarified butter; Ghee: 256 Butter: 215 Oyster: 206 Lobster: 200 Pate: 150 Heavy whipping cream: 137 Crab meat (Alaskan King) 127 Shrimp: 125 Light whipping ...

  9. How to eat your way to lower cholesterol

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    Experts recommend a plant-based diet high in soluble fiber – oatmeal, oat bran, beans, apples, peas, citrus fruits, carrots, barley, flaxseed, a gel-forming powder called psyllium, as well as ...