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While many diets call for reduced intake levels of cholesterol, the plant sterols such as stigmasterol, which are very similar in structure to cholesterol, are not restricted. One of the reasons for the lack of strictures on plant sterols is:
 a. The plant sterols are very different in solubility than cholesterol.
 b. The plant sterols are poorly absorbed by intestinal mucosal cells.
 c. The plant sterols are always present as part of the plant cell membranes and are not free in solution like cholesterol.
 d. The question is incorrect. Plants do not contain any sterols.
 e. The plant sterols are readily broken down by digestive enzymes, while cholesterol is not.
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