Effects of low-fat stanol ester enriched margarines on concentrations of serum carotenoids in subjects with elevated serum cholesterol concentrations

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 966-969

  Hallikainen, M A ^a   Sarkkinen, E S ^a   Uusitupa, M I J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carotenoid; Cholesterol; Lycopene; Plant sterols; carotene; carotene

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CHOLESTEROL; LYCOPENE; MARGARINE; PHYTOSTEROL; SITOSTANOL; STANOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0032761048     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600882     Document Type: Article

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