Plant Compounds Team Up to Lower Cholesterol and Fight Cell Damage
Researchers tested two plant-based compounds—phytosterols and phospholipids—to see if they could help people with high cholesterol. In a study with 82 people, …
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Plant Compounds May Help Lower Cholesterol Naturally
Researchers tested whether two plant-based compounds—phytosterols and phosphatidylcholine—could help lower cholesterol in rats with high cholesterol levels. …
Read MorePlant Compound May Help Prevent Heart Disease in New Study
Researchers tested a natural plant compound called beta-sitosterol to see if it could help prevent heart disease in mice. The mice were fed an unhealthy, …
Read MoreTeen's Mystery Cholesterol Problem Finally Solved With Genetic Test
A teenager spent 13 years struggling with dangerously high cholesterol that wouldn't improve with normal treatments. Doctors initially thought she had a common …
Read MoreBrazilian Babassu Plant May Protect Your Cells From Damage
Scientists studied a natural extract from the babassu plant, which grows in Brazil, to see if it could protect human cells from damage. They tested the extract …
Read MorePlant Compounds May Help Lower Blood Sugar and Blood Pressure
Scientists reviewed 14 studies to see if phytosterols - natural compounds found in plants that are similar to cholesterol - could help with metabolic syndrome. …
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