Phytosterols and Lecithin: study protocols
8 study groups took Phytosterols together with Lecithin. These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.
Dose per serving from research: Phytosterols
8 study groups in 5 studies say how much Phytosterols participants took a day.
These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.
Most common: 500 mg to 1 g and 1 g to 2.5 g, 38% of 8 study groups each.
| Daily dose | Study groups |
|---|---|
| 250 mg to 500 mg | 1 |
| 500 mg to 1 g | 3 |
| 1 g to 2.5 g | 3 |
| 2.5 g to 5 g | 1 |
Commonly used together
None of these 8 study groups took Phytosterols and Lecithin with anything else.
8 study groups
| Study | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fat-free foods supplemented with soy stanol-lecithin powder reduce cholesterol absorption and LDL cholesterol 2003 · Formulated soy stanols in a lemonade-flavored beverage · Normal or mildly hypercholesterolemic adults; mean age 50.6 years; 16 women and 8 men enrolled in the lipid-reduction study | 1.9 g | — | 4 weeks | — |
| Phytostanol tablets reduce human LDL-cholesterol 2005 · rapidly disintegrating stanol lecithin tablets · Human subjects; age, sex, and health status not specified | 1.26 g | — | 6 weeks | — |
| Gastrointestinal absorption and plasma kinetics of soy Delta(5)-phytosterols and phytostanols in humans 2002 · Delta(5)-soy sterol test meal · 10 healthy subjects | 600 mg | — | 1 day | 10 |
| Gastrointestinal absorption and plasma kinetics of soy Delta(5)-phytosterols and phytostanols in humans 2002 · Soy stanol test meal · 10 healthy subjects | 600 mg | — | 1 day | 10 |
| Effects of non-esterified stanols in a liquid emulsion on cholesterol absorption and synthesis in hypercholesterolemic men 2002 · phytostanol treatment · mildly hypercholesterolemic men | 3 g | — | 3 days | 12 |
| Sitostanol administered in lecithin micelles potently reduces cholesterol absorption in humans 1999 · Sitostanol in lecithin micelles, 700 mg · Six healthy adults; age and sex not reported | 700 mg | — | 1 day | — |
| Sitostanol administered in lecithin micelles potently reduces cholesterol absorption in humans 1999 · Sitostanol in lecithin micelles, 300 mg · Six healthy adults; age and sex not reported | 300 mg | — | 1 day | — |
| Phytostanol tablets reduce human LDL-cholesterol 2005 · slowly disintegrating stanol lecithin capsules · Human subjects; age, sex, and health status not specified | 1.01 g | — | 6 weeks | — |