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

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sandybrown

You need to discuss your options with your cardiologist.

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Paul12

Plant sterols directly linked to CHD .

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rocheen in reply to Paul12

How do you know that.

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Paul12 in reply to rocheen

Because I read scientific papers

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sandybrown

There are a lot of information available, Google!!

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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.

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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.

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suki65

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

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