Benecol® Ireland offers a range of tasty foods with added plant stanols, including yogurt drinks, yogurts and spreads. Simply having 2g of plant stanols daily, with meals, can lower your cholesterol by 7-10% in 2-3 weeks*.

The cholesterol lowering efficacy of plant stanols in Benecol® foods has been proven in over 80 clinical studies. Many international guidelines such as the 2025 ESC/EAS Guidelines guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias, recommend the use of plant stanols in functional foods as part of healthy lifestyle changes.

Here, you can find a range of useful resources to help inform you and your patients about the cholesterol-lowering benefits of plant stanols. For more information on how Benecol® products work, alone or in combination with cholesterol lowering medication, visit our website.

*Plant stanol ester has been shown to lower cholesterol. High cholesterol is a risk factor in the development of coronary heart disease. A daily intake of 1.5–2.4g plant stanols lowers cholesterol by 7–10% in 2–3 weeks.