: any of various solid steroid alcohols (such as cholesterol) widely distributed in animal and plant lipids
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As a familiar ingredient in Black households, coconut oil has no cholesterol or fiber and a small amount of nutrients, like lauric acid and plant sterols.
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Essence, 28 June 2024
Its particles are a mixture of fatty substances and surface starch, and contain proteins, sterols and enzymes which all aid the hair in unique ways.
—Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 25 June 2024
The rays hit sterol compounds, found in the cells of plants, animals and fungi, and start a conversion process.
—Christie Aschwanden, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
Why would sterols become more complicated over time?
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
Whatever the reason, the sterol shift was evolutionarily significant.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
Fortified Foods Plant sterols and stanols, which help reduce LDL cholesterol, are naturally present in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, and legumes.
—Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 20 June 2023
But in older rocks, remains of sterols seemed to be missing.
—Bygretchen Vogel, science.org, 7 June 2023
Some foods that may be fortified with plant sterols and stanols include:9 Bread Cheese Margarine Milk Orange juice Read each product's label to find out the appropriate serving size.
—Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 20 June 2023
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Essence, 28 June 2024
Its particles are a mixture of fatty substances and surface starch, and contain proteins, sterols and enzymes which all aid the hair in unique ways.
—Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 25 June 2024
The rays hit sterol compounds, found in the cells of plants, animals and fungi, and start a conversion process.
—Christie Aschwanden, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
Why would sterols become more complicated over time?
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
Whatever the reason, the sterol shift was evolutionarily significant.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
Fortified Foods Plant sterols and stanols, which help reduce LDL cholesterol, are naturally present in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, and legumes.
—Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 20 June 2023
But in older rocks, remains of sterols seemed to be missing.
—Bygretchen Vogel, science.org, 7 June 2023
Some foods that may be fortified with plant sterols and stanols include:9 Bread Cheese Margarine Milk Orange juice Read each product's label to find out the appropriate serving size.
—Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 20 June 2023
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“Sterol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sterol. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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sterol
noun
ste·rol
ˈsti(ə)r-ˌȯl 
ˈste(ə)r-
ˈste(ə)r-
-ˌōl
: any of various solid steroid alcohols (as cholesterol) widely distributed in animal and plant lipids
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