A majority of the 2.5 g PSTE and PSTA was hydrolysed during small bowel passage,which did not affect fat absorption as indicated by similar excretions of fatty acids in all periods. Consumption of increasing amounts of esterified phytosterols and phytostanols from enriched food formats should thereby have no adverse effects in this regard.
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