i am taking a natural food product that contains plant sterols .o4 mil and am tryiny to diet but cannot loose weight ,but seem to gain weight? do thesed sterols cause weight gain?
Q: do plant sterols cause weight gain andcannot lose weight?
Answers (2)
6/27/10 10:45pm
Hi Gerry Baudean,
To my knowledge, weight gain is NOT a side effect of taking supplements or eating foods with plant sterols.
Best of luck,
Monica M. Skidmore, MS, RD
1/17/11 12:43pm
I am having the same problem, I am taking centrum cardo vitamin, and using wheat germs, flax seeds, eating oatmeal. I am not overing eating, yet I am gaing weight, never had this problem before, could the plant sterols be causing the weight gain.
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