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USA FDA has approved, adding plant sterols or stanols food can use the "healthy" label. Make a statement according to the study at the same time, plant stanol ester intake every day for at least 1.3g of phytosterol esters or 3.4g can play to reduce cholesterol. Marked with "healthy sterol products" label must meet the following requirements: plant stanol ester each food containing at least 0.65g of phytosterol esters or 1.7g. The label also indicated, every day should be a certain amount of phytosterol esters or stanol ester two and other low saturated fat, low cholesterol diet together. And correct identification of phytosterol and phytostanol esters of detail. The phytosterol esters made the following said: "each food contains at least 0.65g of plant steroid drunk ester, daily and other low saturated fat, low cholesterol diet. Take two times, every day use of phytosterol esters of quantities of not less than 1.3g, can reduce the incidence of heart disease. This product contains the number of grams per serving of phytosterol esters." The plant stanol ester made the following said: "two times a day with low saturated fat, low cholesterol food, must provide plant stanol ester of not less than 3.4g, can reduce the incidence of heart disease. This product contains the number of grams per serving of plant stanol ester." This is USA FDA twelfth approval may be marked with "healthy" products.