A meta-analysis of 14 randomized, controlled trials comparing plant sterols to plant stanols directly at doses of 0.6 to 2.5 g/day showed no difference between the two forms on total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, or triglyceride levels.
Un metaanálise de 14 ensaios aleatorizados controlados comparando directamente os esterois vexetais con estanois vexetais a doses de 0,6 a 2,5 g/día non mostraron diferenzas entre as dúas formas con respecto ao colesterol total, colesterol LDL, colesterol HDL ou niveis de triglicéridos.