Baseline plasma plant sterol concentrations do not predict changes in serum lipids, C-reactive protein (CRP) and plasma plant sterols following intake of a plant sterol-enriched food

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 543-551

  Houweling, A H ^a   Vanstone, C A ^a   Trautwein, E A ^b   Duchateau, G S M J E ^b   Jones, P J H ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CAMPESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PHYTOSTEROL; PLACEBO; SITOSTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STEROL ANALYSIS; STEROL METABOLISM;

BODY MASS INDEX; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOSTEROLS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SITOSTEROLS;

EID: 64249103006     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602969     Document Type: Article

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