Plant sterols

[1Joseph1]

Can anyone tell me if plant sterols are good for cholesterol even after having bypasses and taking a statin? Thank you.

[sandybrown]

You need to discuss your options with your cardiologist.

[Paul12]

Plant sterols directly linked to CHD .

[rocheen in reply to Paul12]

How do you know that.

[Paul12 in reply to rocheen]

Because I read scientific papers

[sandybrown]

There are a lot of information available, Google!!

[DakCB-UK]

If I remember correctly, plant sterols and stanols work by outcompeting cholesterol, so they're independent of the mechanism used by statins (which inhibits HMG-CoA reductase) and are usually worth using alongside. I don't know whether a bypass makes any different and suggest you ask your medics.

Personally, I find stanol products less upsetting to my stomach than sterol products. I also suggest taking the controlled dose shots or tablets, rather fortified products like margarine which are more difficult to measure out the correct doses.

[sos007 Ambassador]

Yes they are excellent. They are in green leafy vegetables. Eat spinach and/or arugula daily, drink 2-5 cups of unsweetened green tea daily (use decaf after 1:00 pm). Add some lemon juice to the tea to improve flavour.

This is what I do each day. The statin is irrelevant. Your bypass surgery is evidence you should be doing this every day.

[suki65]

yes they do I take 3 daily along with, 1 tg opti-omega oil capsules daily