Recent Examples on the WebPromote eye, skin, and bone health: Phytochemicals like carotenoids and phytosterols reduce oxidative and inflammatory stress. Caroline Walder, Good Housekeeping, 26 Sep. 2018 And that is not all: extracts from the rose flower itself contain many essential fatty acids such as ω3 and ω6 as well as micronutrients like α-tocopherol (Vitamin E) and β-sitosterol (which is a phytosterol). Bel Dumé, Scientific American, 4 May 2018 PSO contains phytosterols which decrease inflammation in the body and may help in lowering cholesterol (but ask your physician first prior to adding to your diet). Alexandra Tunell, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Sep. 2014
Word History
Etymology
phyto- + sterol
First Known Use
1898, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
phytosterol
noun
phy·tos·ter·ol fī-ˈtäs-tə-ˌrȯl -ˌrōl
: any of various sterols derived from plants compare zoosterol