Global Phytosterols Market by Type (B-Sitosterol, Campesterol, Stigmasterol) -Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth by 2021
Phytosterols include plant sterols and plant stanols. Saturated sterols which lack a double bond in the sterol ring are called stanols. Chemically, phytosterols resemble cholesterol but the distinctive factor between the two is the level of absorption in the blood stream. Cholesterols are absorbed in the blood stream, which raises the cholesterol level in the human body, thus increasing the chances of coronary heart diseases. Phytosterols, on the other hand are not absorbed by the body due to the resemblance...
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