#$%^&*AU2014250604A120141106.pdf#####ABSTRACT A composition for use in preventing and treating cardiovascular disease and other underlying disorders which comprises one or more phytosterols and phytostanols selected from the group consisting of sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol, brassicasterol, desmosterol, chalinosterol, poriferasterol, clionasterol, sitostanol, campestanol, stigmastanol, brastanostanol, demostanol, chalinostanol, poriferastanol, clionastanol and all natural or synthesized, isometric forms and derivatives thereof and one or more omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids selected from group consisting of eicosapentaenoic acid, linolenic acid and docosahexenoic acid or derivatives thereof and wherein said composition does not include the combination of sitosterol and linolenic acid together.