Phytosterols

LDL/TC -10%

Triglycerides/ratios -13%

Phytosterols up, vitamins normal

LDL/TC ↓ 7–23%

ApoB/oxidized LDL ↓

TG/HDL markers ↓

LDL/TC ↓, FMD/NO ↑

Oxidative/vascular markers ↓

LDL/TG ↓

Glucose ↓ +10%

Cholesterol ↓ 10%

BP / endothelial ↑

Triglycerides / clotting ↓

Absorption↓; LDL↓

+13–47% uptake↓

Inflammation↓ hsCRP -39%

Oxidative stress↓ ROS/lipid peroxidation

Urinary relief +4-7 pts

Skin healing/pain −3 pts

LDL down ~10-27%

Lower LDL, oxidation

Reduced absorption, synthesis

LDL↓, oxidation↓

ApoA1↑, oxidation↓

LDL −10–27%

Total cholesterol −6–13%

Immune activation+antibodies

Inflammation down

T-cell suppression

Less itch, pain

Faster healing, more clearance

Weight loss + cholesterol

Weight gain +2.8 kg

Waist −3.8 cm

↓ phytosterols, GGT/ALT

↓ bile acids, pruritus

Hydrolysis unchanged

Absorption −6%

Excretion up

Symptom score −13.7

Vasomotor worse, LDL