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Natural Health, Feb, 2004

Each 8-ounce serving of Minute Maid Premium Heart Wise has 1 gram of phytosterols, plant extracts that block the absorption of cholesterol and help lower LDL cholesterol levels.

The amount of plant sterol in two daily servings "could have a significant cholesterol-lowering effect, [especially] on someone who starts out with elevated cholesterol," says Christopher Gardner, Ph.D., assistant professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine. "Potential benefits for people with healthy cholesterol levels wouldn't be as dramatic."

Other sterol-enriched products include Life Line Cheese Heart Wise and Rice Dream Heart Wise. For details, see corowise.com.