2000, The America Food and Medication Administer Orifice passed the healthy statement that the margarin and salad catsup consisted in phytosterol were arranged to functional food. Since that time, the study and development of phytosterol has been getting more and more recognition. 自2000年9月,美国食品与药物管理局通过了对植物甾醇的健康声明,含植物甾醇的人造奶油和色拉酱被列入功能食品以后,植物甾醇的研究与开发就受到了越来越多的重视。