Phytosterols/Stanols Lower Cholesterol Concentrations in Familial Hypercholesterolemic Subjects: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-48

  Moruisi, Kgomotso G ^a   Oosthuizen, Welma ^a   Opperman, Anna M ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Familial hypercholesterolemia; Heterozygous; High density lipoprotein cholesterol; Low density lipoprotein cholesterol; Phytosterols; Stanols; Total cholesterol

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PHYTOSTEROL; PLACEBO; RAPESEED OIL; SITOSTANOL; SITOSTEROL; STEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; CHOLESTEROL; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; BLOOD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE 2; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DIETARY FATS; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE II; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOSTEROLS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745936886     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2006.10719513     Document Type: Article

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