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Phytosterols: study protocols

35 study groups say how much Phytosterols participants took a day. These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Phytosterols: what the research found →

Dose per serving from products

167 products in our catalogue print how much Phytosterols a serving holds.

Most common: 10 mg to 25 mg, 31% of 167 products.

Dose per servingProducts
2.5 mg or less
7
2.5 mg to 5 mg
4
5 mg to 10 mg
6
10 mg to 25 mg
51
25 mg to 50 mg
28
50 mg to 100 mg
10
100 mg to 250 mg
4
250 mg to 500 mg
23
500 mg to 1 g
28
over 1 g
6

Dose per serving from research

35 study groups in 20 studies say how much Phytosterols participants took a day.

These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Most common: 1 g to 2.5 g, 54% of 35 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
500 mg or less
1
500 mg to 1 g
4
1 g to 2.5 g
19
2.5 g to 5 g
11

Commonly used together

4 of 35 study groups took Phytosterols with something else, but nothing that 3 or more different studies gave.

35 study groups

Study
Long-term Effects of Plant Stanols on the Lipid Profile of Patients With Hypercholesterolemia. A Randomized Clinical Trial
2015 · intervention group · Adults with hypercholesterolemia; age range and sex not specified
2 g1 year91
Additive effect of plant sterol-ester margarine and cerivastatin in lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in primary hypercholesterolemia
2002 · placebo plus sterol-ester margarine · Men and women with primary hypercholesterolemia and baseline LDL cholesterol at least 97 mg/dL
2 g4 weeks39
Additive effect of plant sterol-ester margarine and cerivastatin in lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in primary hypercholesterolemia
2002 · cerivastatin plus sterol-ester margarine · Men and women with primary hypercholesterolemia and baseline LDL cholesterol at least 97 mg/dL
2 g4 weeks37
Unesterified plant sterols and stanols lower LDL-cholesterol concentrations equivalently in hypercholesterolemic persons
2002 · Plant sterols (NS) · Otherwise healthy hypercholesterolemic subjects
1.8 g—15
Unesterified plant sterols and stanols lower LDL-cholesterol concentrations equivalently in hypercholesterolemic persons
2002 · Plant stanols (SS) · Otherwise healthy hypercholesterolemic subjects
1.8 g—15
Unesterified plant sterols and stanols lower LDL-cholesterol concentrations equivalently in hypercholesterolemic persons
2002 · 50:50 mixture of sterols and stanols (NSS) · Otherwise healthy hypercholesterolemic subjects
1.8 g—15
Plant sterol-fortified orange juice effectively lowers cholesterol levels in mildly hypercholesterolemic healthy individuals
2004 · sterol OJ · Mildly hypercholesterolemic healthy subjects; age range and sex not specified
2 g8 weeks—
Phytosterols supplementation decreases plasma small and dense LDL levels in metabolic syndrome patients on a westernized type diet
2012 · plant sterol-enriched yogurt mini drink group · Patients with metabolic syndrome; age and sex not specified
4 g60 days—
Effect of phytosterols and inulin-enriched soymilk on LDL-cholesterol in Thai subjects: a double-blinded randomized controlled trial
2015 · Study group (phytosterols and inulin-enriched soymilk) · Adults aged 18 years or older with LDL cholesterol of at least 130 mg/dL; statin-naïve and without diabetes or established cardiovascular disease
2 g8 weeks120
Effects of Daily Consumption of an Aqueous Dispersion of Free-Phytosterols Nanoparticles on Individuals with Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial
2020 · phytosterol group · Adults aged 18–65 with metabolic syndrome
2 g24 weeks109