Drink containing plant sterols improves the serum cholesterol in humans with mild cholesterolemia

Japanese Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 989-1003

  Masuda, Osamu ^a   Higuchi, Toshimasa ^a   Kitano, Daisuke ^b   Kajimoto, Yoshitaka ^b  

^a CALPIS Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b Soiken Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mild cholesterolemia; Plant sterol; Serum cholesterol

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PHYTOSTEROL; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 35948954360     PISSN: 03863603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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