cholesterol lowering drinks and spreads are UPF.

[Xzbv]

GP advised me to cut down on saturated fats eg cheese and butter as my reading was 6.7 and should be 5 or less. I started drinking the drinks and using the spread. Then I read Ultra Processed People by Chris Van Tulleken and checked the ingredients. They are full of dodgy additives and don’t taste very nice either. I don’t want to continue with them. Has anyone any experience with taking plant stanols in pill form?

[TheTabbyCat Administrator 16kg]

Hi Xzbv and welcome to our weight loss community.

Personally I don't have any experience using plant stanols, in any form. Watch this space as I'm sure some of our members will be able to help.

This is the link to our pinned posts where you can find everything that we have to offer. A good place to begin is our Daily Diary here you can share your meal plans and get some ideas for healthy meals.

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Good luck with your weight loss journey.

[Frenchfields 2024 January]

Hi Xxbv, my husband had high cholesterol, better now as he eats a better diet but he used to have one benecol yogurt a day. I don't think the term UPF was a thing then but my point really is one item of UPF a day probably isn't a problem in the grand scheme of things -so its a matter of perspective. Also, a tv advert yesterday mentioned walnuts as containing plant stannols -you could to google the details of amounts etc. Hope that helps.