Unesterified plant sterols and stanols lower LDL-cholesterol concentrations equivalently in hypercholesterolemic persons

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1272-1278

  Vanstone, Catherine A ^a   Raeini Sarjaz, Mahmoud ^a   Parsons, William E ^a   Jones, Peter J H ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dietary intervention; Hypercholesterolemia; LDL cholesterol; Plant stanols; Plant sterols

Indexed keywords

CAMPESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PHYTOSTEROL; SITOSTEROL; STANOL ESTER; STARCH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID ABSORPTION; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0036895750     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/76.6.1272     Document Type: Article

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