Plant stanol esters affect serum cholesterol concentrations of hypercholesterolemic men and women in a dose-dependent manner

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 767-776

  Hallikainen, Maarit A ^a   Sarkkinen, Essi S ^a   Uusitupa, Matti I J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Humans; Plant stanol ester; Plant sterol; Sitostanol

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN B; CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PHYTOSTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; MALE;

EID: 0034020057     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/130.4.767     Document Type: Article

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