a saturated form of sterol found naturally in plants and added to foods to help prevent or reduce cholesterol
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Persons with cardiovascular disease were more likely to use plant stanol ester margarine (8%) than persons without cardiovascular disease (3%).
Boice John D, Rita Hannu, Uutela Antti, Luoto Riitta, Simojoki Meri, McLaughlin JosephK, Puska Pekka 2005, 'Use of plant stanol ester margarine among persons with and without cardiovasculardisease: Early phases of the adoption of a functional food in Finland', Nutrition Journalhttp://www.nutritionj.com/content/4/1/20. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)