biostudies-literatureUnknown13(8)Witkowska AMPlant sterols are compounds with multiple biological functions, mainly cholesterol-reducing. There are no comprehensive databases on plant sterols, which makes it difficult to estimate their intake in the Polish population. This work attempted to use international food databases, additionally supplemented by scientific data from the literature, to create a database of plant sterols, which would cover various kinds of foods and dishes consumed in Poland. The aim was to assess the size and sources of dietary plant sterols in the adult population of Poland. The literature search was conducted using PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar to identify possible sources of published food composition data for plant sterols. The study group consisted of 5690 participants of the WOBASZ IINutrients2722https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8398305biostudies-literatureAssessment of Plant Sterols in the Diet of Adult Polish Population with the Use of a Newly Developed Database.PMC8398305Cicha-Mikolajczyk AWitkowska AMDrygas WZujko MEWaskiewicz AMironczuk-Chodakowska IfalseAssessment of Plant Sterols in the Diet of Adult Polish Population with the Use of a Newly Developed Database.Plant sterols are compounds with multiple biological functions, mainly cholesterol-reducing. There are no comprehensive databases on plant sterols, which makes it difficult to estimate their intake in the Polish population. This work attempted to use international food databases, additionally supplemented by scientific data from the literature, to create a database of plant sterols, which would cover various kinds of foods and dishes consumed in Poland. The aim was to assess the size and sources of dietary plant sterols in the adult population of Poland. The literature search was conducted using PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar to identify possible sources of published food composition data for plant sterols. The study group consisted of 5690 participants of the WOBASZ II2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021 Aug2025-04-26T17:33:32.361Z2022-02-11T09:52:33.556ZS-EPMC83983053444488210.3390/nu13082722