If you’re trying to manage your cholesterol, you know food plays a big part. Plant sterols and stanols have an especially valuable role. These natural compounds found in certain plant-based ...

Željka Korade et al, Sterol biosynthesis disruption by common prescription medications: critical implications for neural development and brain health, Brain Medicine (2025). DOI: 10.61373/bm025p.0011 ...

'Healthy' Sterols May Pose Health Risk Date: July 16, 2008 Source: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Summary: Plant sterols have been touted as an effective way to lower ...

Interestingly, cholesterol behaved similarly in this assay, indicating that the general sterol backbone is responsible for the activity (data not shown). Figure 5: Theopalauamide and theonellamide ...

Plant sterols -- recognized for their cholesterol-lowering power when added to margarines, salad dressings and other fats -- are just as effective in reducing low-density lipoprotein, or "bad ...

Make room in your pantry for a new batch of disease-fighting products: foods fortified with sterols and stanols, plant compounds proven to protect your heart. Sterols and stanols are found ...

The Editorial "Medication-induced sterol disruption: An overlooked threat to brain development and public health" appears online on 22 April 2025 in Brain Medicine (Genomic Press) and is freely ...

Margarine with plant sterols or an avocado - which should you spread on your bread if you’ve got high cholesterol? An expert weighs in and gives us a few more facts about plant sterol-enriched ...

Medication-induced disruption of sterol biosynthesis poses significant risks to brain development and function. At the top center of this schematic lies the cholesterol molecule—an anchor of ...

The editorial, "Medication-induced sterol disruption: An overlooked threat to brain development and public health," authored by Brain Medicine Editor-in-Chief Julio Licinio, responds to a recent ...