Evidence brief · Supplement
Plant Sterols / Stanols for Cardiovascular events
Evidence grade C — Outcome trials lacking
- Overall grade
- Grade C
- Last revised
- 1
- graded outcome
- 0
- references listed
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1 at grade C — 1 graded row
What is known
Each outcome with its grade (how strong the evidence is, A to D), the size of the effect where the entry records one, and how often studies agree.
- Cardiovascular eventsEvidence grade C
Outcome trials lacking
Unclearlow
What is uncertain
Read off the same rows as above. Nothing here is added that the entry does not itself record.
- Thin evidence: Cardiovascular events (grade C).
The evidence in words
The verdict
For cardiovascular events, Plant Sterols / Stanols earns evidence grade C (unclear effect, low consistency) — the evidence is limited or mixed. Outcome trials lacking
How it might work
They compete with cholesterol for absorption in the gut, reducing how much dietary and biliary cholesterol enters circulation.
How to use it
2 g/day from fortified foods or supplements, taken with meals.
Safety & cautions
Well tolerated; may modestly reduce absorption of fat-soluble vitamins and carotenoids.
Bottom line
A dependable ~8–10% LDL drop from 2 g/day with meals. Solid biomarker effect; use it alongside, not instead of, established heart-health measures.
How it is used
As the entry records it, from the studies it summarises. Not a recommendation for you — doses that suit a trial population may not suit you.
- Standard
- 2 g/day with meals.
Goes with
- Plant Sterols / StanolsRead the full Plant Sterols / Stanols monographEvidence grade A
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
- Plant Sterols / Stanols for LDL cholesterolEvidence grade A — ~8–10% at 2 g/dayEvidence grade A
- Plant Sterols / Stanols: dosage and how to take it2 g/day with meals.Evidence grade A
- Plant Sterols / Stanols: side effects, safety & interactionsWell tolerated; may modestly reduce absorption of fat-soluble vitamins and carotenoids.Evidence grade A
- Red Yeast Rice for Cardiovascular eventsEvidence grade B — One large trial positiveEvidence grade B
Sources
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