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Why can plant sterols lower cholesterol?

Male  42 years old 2018-04-30
It is said that plant sterols can lower cholesterol, so why can plant sterols lower cholesterol?

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  • BY Mamie Doris 2018-04-30
    The mechanism of phytosterols' cholesterol-lowering function is mainly as follows: 1. Phytosterols and phytostanols can precipitate cholesterol in the small intestine, making it insoluble, so it cannot be absorbed. 2. The bile acid micelles in which cholesterol can be dissolved in the intestines of the small intestine are necessary for absorption. The presence of phytosterols can replace cholesterol so that it cannot be transported by bile acid micelles to the absorption site of microvilli in the small intestine. 3. When cholesterol is absorbed by the microintestine in the small intestine, it competes with cholesterol and hinders the absorption of cholesterol.
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