A 2004 study from Washington University in St. Louis found phytosterols effectively reduce LDL-cholesterol when given as supplements, and the smaller amounts in natural foods also appear to be important. The study also found that since phytosterols have very low systemic absorption and increasing the intake of phytosterols may help maintain healthy cholesterol levels and may reduce coronary heart disease with minimum risk. Blue California’s water-soluble VitaSterols offers enhanced bioavailability providing you the opportunity to create a safe and more efficacious cholesterol control formula.

Contraindications for phytosterol supplementation include those with the rare genetic disorders sitosterolemia and cerebrotendinotic xanthomatosis and pregnant and nursing women.