Plant sterols as dietary supplements for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases;Pflanzliche sterole als nahrungsmitteladditiva zur prävention kardiovaskulärer erkrankungen

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 133, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 1201-1204

  Weingärtner, Oliver ^a   Bohm M ^a   Laufs, U ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Functional food; Nutrition; Plant sterols; Prevention

Indexed keywords

PHYTOSTEROL; CHOLESTEROL; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; SITOSTEROL DERIVATIVE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; ANIMAL; BLOOD; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; PHYTOSTEROLS; RISK FACTORS; SITOSTEROLS;

EID: 44449161471     PISSN: 00120472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1077238     Document Type: Review

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