Alternative Sources Of Phytosterols
There are currently many food products fortified with plant sterols, ranging from classical spreads to yogurts, salad dressings, muesli bars and beverages. It really doesn't matter if plant sterols or plant sterol esters are used in these products because the plant sterols are usually dispersed over quite a large volume (2g of phytosterols in 25g of spread). If you would like to take phytosterols as a supplement, plant sterol esters may be preferable to plain plant sterols because of the "solubility problem." You can read more about this here.) Regardless of the source, the dose of plant sterol esters should be at least 1.3g a day, not exceeding 3g a day.
Vitamins
If you want to ensure you are taking enough vitamins, a cheap alternative to purchasing a special B6/B12/folate supplement is to take any standard multi-vitamin/multi-mineral product that doses its ingredients according to the FDA's recommendations.
Fish Oil/Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Long-chain omega-3 fatty acids can be readily obtained from your local supermarket; any leading brand should offer high quality fish oil. Omega-3 fatty acids from plant oils such as walnut or flaxseed are not considered "long-chain" because they don't contain significant amounts of the beneficial eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and docosahexaenoic fatty acids (DHA). You can most likely achieve a greater health benefit is by taking "long chain" fatty acids.
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