Plant Sterols / Stanols and Plant Sterols / Stanols for LDL cholesterol
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.
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.
Evidence brief
Plant Sterols / Stanols for LDL cholesterol
Evidence grade A — ~8–10% at 2 g/day
Grade A1 graded outcomerevised 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.
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.
| Outcome | Plant Sterols / Stanols | Plant Sterols / Stanols for LDL cholesterol |
|---|---|---|
| LDL cholesterol | Evidence grade AModerate effecthigh~8–10% at 2 g/day | Evidence grade AModerate effecthigh~8–10% at 2 g/day |
Graded only in Plant Sterols / Stanols
- Cardiovascular events Unclear effectEvidence grade C
Graded only in Plant Sterols / Stanols for LDL cholesterol
None — every outcome it grades is graded in both.
What each entry says about the other
- Plant Sterols / Stanols for LDL cholesterol’s entry · Goes with: Read the full Plant Sterols / Stanols monograph
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.