Plant sterols as dietary adjuvants in the reduction of cardiovascular risk: Theory and evidence

Vascular Health and Risk Management

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 157-162

  Patch, Craig S ^a   Tapsell, Linda C ^a   Williams, Peter G ^a   Gordon, Michelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Cholesterol; LDL cholesterol; Plant stanols; Plant sterols

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCAN; CAMPESTANOL; CAMPESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; ISPAGULA; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PHYTOSTEROL; ROSUVASTATIN; SITOSTANOL; SITOSTEROL; SOYBEAN PROTEIN; STIGMASTEROL;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NONHUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; THEORY;

ANIMALS; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; PHYTOSTEROLS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33744959750     PISSN: 11766344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/vhrm.2006.2.2.157     Document Type: Review

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