Dose-dependent LDL-cholesterol lowering effect by plant stanol ester consumption: Clinical evidence

Lipids in Health and Disease

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Laitinen, Kirsi ^a   Gylling, Helena ^b,c  

^a Raisio Oyj   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dose response; LDL cholesterol; Phytosterol; Plant stanol ester; Plant stanols

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; STANOL ESTER; YOGHURT;

CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; DOSE RESPONSE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; REVIEW;

ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; PHYTOSTEROLS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT OILS; SITOSTEROLS; YOGURT;

EID: 84867636172     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476511X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-511X-11-140     Document Type: Review

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