Plant Sterols in Practice: Current Evidence and Their Role in Cholesterol-Lowering Dietary Patterns with Dr. Andreea Zurbau, RD

This webinar presents the current evidence on plant sterols and LDL-C, including a review of its quality, and discuss how dietitians can incorporate plant sterols into cholesterol-lowering dietary patterns when counselling patients on lipid management. Upon completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

- Recognize the quality of the evidence for plant sterols on LDL-C.
- Describe the role of plant sterols in LDL-C lowering for population groups in which benefits have been observed, including individuals with hypercholesterolemia, statin users, and postmenopausal women.
- Apply plant sterols within cholesterol-lowering dietary patterns when counselling patients on lipid management.