date:Sep 13, 2012
Earlier this year the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concluded that plant stanols, sterols, and stanol esters, could more powerfully reduce cholesterol after assessing fresh data submitted by category leaders Raisio and Unilever. EFSA said sterol-stanol consumption of 1.5-3g per day for 2-3 weeks could lower LDL cholesterol by 11.3 or 11.4% respectively and therefore reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.
At the time however , the regulator also rebuffed a suggestion of both compani