Cholesterol-lowering ability of a phytostanol softgel supplement in adults with mild to moderate hypercholesterolemia

Lipids

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 127-132

  Woodgate, Derek ^a   Chan, Christina H M ^a   Conquer, Julie A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b RGB Consulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISEASE CONTROL; ESTERS; LIPIDS; PATIENT MONITORING; PLANTS (BOTANY);

HDL-CHOLESTEROL; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; PHYTOSTANOL ESTER; PHYTOSTANOL SOFTGELS;

CHOLESTEROL;

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PHYTOSTANOL ESTER; PHYTOSTEROL; SITOSTANOL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GEL; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARALLEL DESIGN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 33645530374     PISSN: 00244201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11745-006-5080-z     Document Type: Article

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