Supplements for ldl cholesterol and Plant Sterols / Stanols
Each entry’s own grades, side by side. A grade says how strong the evidence is for one outcome — it does not rank one entry over the other.
Goal guide
Supplements for ldl cholesterol
3 compounds relevant to ldl cholesterol, ranked by overall evidence grade.
Grade A3 graded outcomesrevised Jul 10, 2026
Assembled by the app from other entries in this library. It adds no evidence of its own — follow the links to the entries it draws on.
Compound or practice
Plant Sterols / Stanols
Fortified-food compounds that reliably shave LDL by blocking cholesterol absorption — proven biomarker, uncertain hard outcomes.
Grade A2 graded outcomesrevised Jul 10, 2026
A structured monograph in Prometheus's bundled library. Its grades are the monograph's own reading of the evidence, not a peer-reviewed review.
Graded in both
Outcomes are matched by name. Two entries can describe the same outcome in different words, so one listed further down may still be graded in the other.
No outcome has the same name in both entries. They may still overlap under different wording — read the two lists below.
Graded only in Supplements for ldl cholesterol
- Plant Sterols / Stanols Unclear effectEvidence grade A
- Red Yeast Rice Unclear effectEvidence grade B
- Bergamot (Citrus Bergamia) Unclear effectEvidence grade C
Graded only in Plant Sterols / Stanols
- LDL cholesterol Moderate effectEvidence grade A
- Cardiovascular events Unclear effectEvidence grade C
What each entry says about the other
- Supplements for ldl cholesterol’s entry · Goes with: Grade A
Both columns are read from the entries as they stand in this library. A comparison is not advice to take either one, and it is no substitute for a clinician who knows the person.