Sentences with phrase «plant sterols such»

Eat plenty of foods high in plant sterols such as nuts, and seed and their oils; fresh vegetables and fruits.

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Unfortunately, sterols are found in such low levels in plant - based foods that it's difficult to consume the amount needed to achieve noticeable results through diet alone.

Medical advice may be to take a fiber supplement such as Metamucil daily (for soluble fiber from psyllium), and to use a cholesterol - lowering spread or margarine containing plant sterols.

Although the amount of nutrients vary, most types of nuts contain substances, such as omega - 3 fatty acids, plant sterols and Vitamin E, which lower cholesterol and help keep the heart healthy.

A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, which found that, as part of a diet rich in heart healthy foods such as soy, viscous fiber and plant sterols, almonds can reduce cholesterol levels as much as first generation statin drugs.

Based on human and animal research, it appears a variety of nutritional and botanical substances — such as adaptogenic herbs, specific vitamins including ascorbic acid, vitamins B1 and B6, the coenzyme forms of vitamin B5 (pantethine) and B12 (methylcobalamin), the amino acid tyrosine, and other nutrients such as lipoic acid, phosphatidylserine, and plant sterol / sterolin combinations — may allow individuals to sustain an adaptive response and minimize some of the systemic effects of stress.

So, the difference in plant and animal - based foods must be either due to a lower percentage of protein, which might reduce IGF - 1 production, or due to some accompanying factor in the food such as sterols in animal products vs. phytosterols in plants, which have a different chemical structure such as their extra ethyl group on their side - chain.

Restoring balance to the immune system (with plant sterols) may be of therapeutic benefit in disease processes such as chronic viral infections, stress - induced immune suppression, tuberculosis, allergies, cancer, and rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune conditions.

Based on human and animal research, it appears a variety of nutritional and botanical substances - such as adaptogenic herbs, specific vitamins including ascorbic acid, vitamins B1 and B6, the coenzyme forms of vitamin B5 (pantethine) and B12 (methylcobalamin), the amino acid tyrosine, and other nutrients such as lipoic acid, phosphatidylserine, and plant sterol / sterolin combinations - may allow individuals to sustain an adaptive response and minimize some of the systemic effects of stress.