Dietary phytosterols lower cholesterol but do not reduce CVD or all cause mortality[0]. I don't remember the other names, but phytos are just one of many classe

Dietary phytosterols lower cholesterol but do not reduce CVD or all cause mortality[0]. I don't remember the other names, but phytos are just one of many classes of agents that have been shown to reduce cholesterol without any other beneficial effect; IIRC, other than statins, there is only one other class of drugs that reduces cholesterol and reduces CVD. LDL correlates trouble, but evidence that it is part of the problem when I last looked was not well supported (though it is generally accepted in the medical community) [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytosterol#Cholesterol_lowering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytosterol#Cholesterol_loweri...