Plant sterol-enriched spread enhances the cholesterol-lowering potential of a fat-reduced diet

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 170-176

  Cleghorn, C L ^a   Skeaff, C M ^a   Mann, J ^a   Chisholm, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Diet therapy; Lipoprotein; Phytosterol; Plant sterols

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACID; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PHYTOSTEROL; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BUTTER; CALORIC INTAKE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FAT CONTENT; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOW FAT DIET; MALE; PARALLEL DESIGN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOLUNTEER;

BODY MASS INDEX; BUTTER; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED; DIETARY FATS, UNSATURATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOSTEROLS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037258916     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601531     Document Type: Article

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