Research has shown that humans absorb cholesterol slowly, but beta sitosterol is not absorb at all. This has been known since the '50s, and it explains why corn oil was found to be the best oil in terms of lowering cholesterol because not only is it low in saturated fats, but it also has very high amounts of beta sitosterol. His study, which involved nine adults, was published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The 1982 study was certainly not the last word on the subject. We looked at beta sitosterol in pill form and documented that you can indeed lower cholesterol somewhat in people who are already consuming diet.
Dietary cholesterol takes time to be absorbed and therefore is susceptible to disruption.
With plant sterols, the body thinks they're like cholesterol, tries to absorb them but can't, and, in the meantime, cholesterol passes by. The important thing is that beta sitosterol reduces dietary cholesterol absorption. Dr. Denke said there's no harm in adding beta sitosterol to your diet. It can be purchased in some health-food stores in either capsule or liquid form. If using the liquid form, it should be sprinkled directly on the cholesterol containing food.