Cholesterol-lowering efficacy of a sitostanol-containing phytosterol mixture with a prudent diet in hyperlipidemic men

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1144-1150

  Jones, Peter J H ^a   Ntanios, Fady Y ^b   Raeini Sarjaz, Mahmoud ^b   Vanstone, Catherine A ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

HDL; High density lipoprotein; Humans; Hyperlipidemia; LDL; Low density lipoprotein; Men; Phytosterols; Plant sterols; Plasma cholesterol; Sitostanol; Tall oil

Indexed keywords

CAMPESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PHYTOSTEROL; SITOSTANOL; SITOSTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0033049497     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/69.6.1144     Document Type: Article

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