Sitosterol

Beta sitosterol (beta sitosterin) is one of the most widespread fitosterol or vegetable sterols. Beta sitosterol has structural similarity to cholesterol, however differs from it in additional ethyl group. Cleared sitosterol represents white wax-like powder with a characteristic smell. Sitosterol isn't dissolved in water; we will well dissolve in alcohol.

Sitosterol in products

There are many plants which contain beta sitosterol, the greatest concentration is determined in wheaten germs, rice, flax, a peanut, soy, pumpkin sunflower seeds and corn oil. The research under the leadership of doctor Muli showed that the diet enriched with these vegetable products can increase concentration of sitosterol in plasma. Please pay attention to Koramine.

Effects of sitosterol

• The main effect of Sitosterol due to which it gained popularity depression levels of a harmful cholesterol in a blood therefore most often Sitosterin is used for treatment of hypercholesterolemia. Beta Sitosterol suppresses cholesterol absorption from a digestive tube, thanks to similarity in structure it competitively is bound to micelles, without allowing cholesterol to be acquired.
• One small research established that beta Sitosterin slows down loss of hair at men.
• In Europe Sitosterol is applied to treatment of a good-quality hypertrophy of a prostate, a carcinoma of a prostate, and breast cancer though the positive effect of treatment isn't proved yet.

Beta Sitosterin in bodybuilding

Beta Sitosterol will be often included in anabolic complexes, however it not only is senseless, but also can bring negative effect on a gain of muscle bulk. Producers claim that Sitosterin enlarges concentration of Testosteron in a blood, and it is the truth. However it occurs due to oppression of conversion of Testosteron in dihydrotestosterone. Whereas it is known that Testosteron has no anabolic effect, and the gain of weight goes at the expense of dihydrotestosterone into which it turns in an organism. "Attention" Thus, beta Sitosterin can break a gain of muscle bulk and reduce sexual desire.

Side effects

During clinical tests several low-dangerous side effects were recorded:

• Sitosterol can make a digestive disturbance, sick, meteorism
• impotency and depression of a libido that is bound to depression of level of dihydrotestosterone
• development of sitosterolemiya is a disease at which assimilation of Sitosterin is increased that leads to an occlusion of vessels of heart and adjournment of Sitosterol in tissues is in rare instances possible