Long-term plant stanol and sterol ester-enriched functional food consumption, serum lutein/zeaxanthin concentration and macular pigment optical density

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1607-1610

  Berendschot, Tos T J M ^a   Plat, Jogchum ^b   de Jong, Ariënne ^b   Mensink, Ronald P ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Macular pigment optical density; Plant stanols; Plant sterols

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; MARGARINE; PHYTOSTEROL; PLACEBO; STANOL ESTER; VISUAL PIGMENT; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; OPTICAL DENSITY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; LIPIDS; LUTEIN; MACULA LUTEA; MALE; MARGARINE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOSTEROLS; RETINAL PIGMENTS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SITOSTEROLS; XANTHOPHYLLS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649446986     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114508111448     Document Type: Article

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