Fitosterol CAS: 68441-03-2

Fitosteroli zikunze kongerwa mu biribwa nka margarine, yawurute, n'umutobe w'icunga kugira ngo habeho "ibiryo bikora neza" bishobora gufasha kugabanya cholesterol iyo bikoreshejwe mu ndyo nziza. Ubushakashatsi bwerekana ko phytosteroli zishobora kandi kugira imiterere irwanya ububyimbirwe no kurwanya kanseri, bigatuma ziba ingingo y'ingenzi mu rwego rw'ubuvuzi bwo kwirinda. Fitosteroli zagiye zitabwaho kubera inyungu zishobora kubaho ku buzima, cyane cyane mu gucunga urugero rwa cholesterol no kugabanya ibyago byo kurwara indwara z'umutima. Iyo zikoreshejwe mu ndyo yuzuye, phytosteroli zishobora gufasha kugabanya urugero rwa cholesterol mbi ya LDL (LDL), bishobora kugabanya ibyago byo kurwara indwara z'umutima n'imitsi. Byongeye kandi, phytosteroli zakoreweho ubushakashatsi ku mpamvu zishobora kuba zirwanya ububyimbirwe no kurwanya kanseri, nubwo hakenewe ubushakashatsi bwimbitse kugira ngo dusobanukirwe neza izi ngaruka. Fitosteroli zikunze kongerwa mu biribwa no mu nyongeramusaruro kugira ngo zongere agaciro k'indyo kandi zitange inyungu ku buzima. Ariko, ni ngombwa kugisha inama impuguke mu by'ubuzima mbere yo gukoresha inyongeramusaruro za phytosteroli, cyane cyane ku bantu bafite indwara zisanzwe cyangwa abafata imiti.