Description
Combination of Brassica napus plant sterols
• Supports the maintenance of cardiovascular health by reducing low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and total cholesterol
• Provides 1300 mg of plant sterol esters per daily dose
Col-Sterol is a blend of plant sterol esters that helps to decrease total and LDL cholesterol levels. Plant sterols have a similar structure to cholesterol, but differ in their side-chain groups.1 Plant sterol intake leads to a continuous cycle of decreased dietary cholesterol absorption, increased cholesterol use for bile acid synthesis, decreased bile acid reabsorption, and increased cholesterol excretion in the feces.2 In a double blind, placebo-controlled study, supplementation with 1.3 g of sterol esters daily for four weeks decreased total cholesterol and LDL levels by approximately 5 and 4%, respectively, in 16 hypercholesterolemic adults.3
REFERENCES
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2. Cusack, LK, Fernandez, ML, Volek, JS. Adv Nutr. 2013; 4(6): 633-43.
3. Acuff, RV, Cai, DJ, Dong, ZP, Bell, D. Lipids in Health and Disease. 2007; 6:11.
