Isocaloric substitution of plant sterol-enriched fat spread for carbohydrate-rich foods in a low-fat, fibre-rich diet decreases plasma low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and increases high-density lipoprotein concentrations

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 337-344

  Skeaff, C Murray ^a   Thoma, Christian ^a   Mann, Jim ^a   Chisholm, Alex ^a   Williams, Sheila ^a   Richmond, Korina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Diet therapy; Hypercholesterolaemia; Phytosterol

Indexed keywords

EID: 27644509591     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2005.03.002     Document Type: Article

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