Safety evaluation of phytosterol esters. Part 4. Faecal concentrations of bile acids and neutral sterols in healthy normolipidaemic volunteers consuming a controlled diet either with or without a phytosterol ester- enriched margarine

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1063-1071

  Weststrate, J A ^a   Ayesh, R ^b   Bauer Plank, C ^a   Drewitt, P N ^b  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b BIBRA INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bile acids; Cholesterol; Diet; Gut microflora; Human volunteers; Neutral sterols; Phytosterols; Plant sterols

Indexed keywords

BILE ACID; BRASSICASTEROL; CAMPESTEROL; CHENODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; CHOLEST 4 EN 3 ONE; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLIC ACID; COPROSTEROL; DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; LITHOCHOLIC ACID; MARGARINE; PHYTOSTEROL; SITOSTEROL; STEROL; STIGMASTEROL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE SECRETION; CANCER RISK; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIPID DIET; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; STEROL SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0032751415     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6915(99)00102-7     Document Type: Article

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