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- noun Plural form of
sterol .
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Examples
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Like soy drinks, the new functional drinks contain sterols that actively lower cholesterol levels.
Functional Nondairy Makes Europe Healthier Steve Carper 2006
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Like soy drinks, the new functional drinks contain sterols that actively lower cholesterol levels.
Archive 2006-09-01 Steve Carper 2006
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This can be attributed to leucine's role in the production of fat-like substances called sterols in the adipose and muscle tissues.
EzineArticles 2010
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It is a complete food that includes all the nutrients that were once in our diets, derived from beneficial soil bacteria and plant lipids called sterols/sterolins, present in pure plant life.
Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34;Nutrition 2010
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Some foods are fortified with plant substances called sterols or stanols, which are similar in structure to cholesterol; this helps them block the absorption of cholesterol in the intestines.
Livescience.com 2010
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The starting source material for DHEA is a class of plant hormones called sterols extracted from wild yams.
Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34; 2010
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A pill containing plant substances called sterols can help lower cholesterol, according to researche ...
THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009
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A quick search, though, showqs that Reducol, from Forbes Medi-Tech, Inc., is "a unique ingredient containing plant sterols and stanols, commonly known as phytosterols, or 'sterols'."
Functional Nondairy Makes Europe Healthier Steve Carper 2006
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A quick search, though, showqs that Reducol, from Forbes Medi-Tech, Inc., is "a unique ingredient containing plant sterols and stanols, commonly known as phytosterols, or 'sterols'."
Archive 2006-09-01 Steve Carper 2006
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Toronto researchers have found that a diet high in soy protein, fiber, and plant sterols reduces LDL and CRP levels as much as a low-dose statin.
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