Volume 3, Number 2, March-April 2006

Plant Sterols and Stanols: Further Options in Lowering Cholesterol
Jeremy Bray

It is now 10 years since the introduction of the first cholesterol-lowering spread in the UK. There is now an expanding range of products including yoghurts, spreads and milk which include the active ingredients – plant sterols and stanols. With the increasing media focus and advertising spent on these so-called ‘functional food’ products, what advice should we be giving to our patients?

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