Serum sterol responses to increasing plant sterol intake from natural foods in the Mediterranean diet

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 373-382

  Escurriol, Verónica ^a,b   Cofán, Montserrat ^a,b   Serra, Mercè ^a,b   Bulló, Mónica ^b,c   Basora, Josep ^b,c   Salas Salvadó, Jordi ^b,c   Corella, Dolores ^b,d   Zazpe, Itziar ^e   Martínez González, Miguel A ^e   Ruiz Gutiérrez, Valentina ^f   Estruch, Ramón ^a,b   Ros, Emilio ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI SANT JOAN DE REUS   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^f INSTITUTO DE LA GRASA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Mediterranean diet; Nuts; Olive oil; Phytosterols

Indexed keywords

CAMPESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; LATHOSTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; OLIVE OIL; PHYTOSTEROL; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SITOSTEROL; STEROL;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREAL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FIBER; FOOD COMPOSITION; FRUIT; HUMAN; LEGUME; LIPID ABSORPTION; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LOW FAT DIET; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NUT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEA FOOD; VEGETABLE;

AGED; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; DIETARY FATS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMANS; ISOMERISM; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTS; OLEA; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYTOSTEROLS; PLANTS, EDIBLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SITOSTEROLS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 69949136579     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-009-0024-z     Document Type: Article

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