All of the following are correct about phytosterols except:

a. they may reduce blood cholesterol when consumed as part of a low-fat diet.
b. they are structurally similar to the steroid hormones.
c. they are found in all margarines made from vegetable oils.
d. they block the absorption of dietary cholesterol from the intestine.


c

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