Tangible Health Benefits of Phytosterol Functional Foods

Functional Food Product Development

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 362-387

  Zawistowski, Jerzy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Phytosterol functional foods tangible health benefits; Phytosterol properties lipophilic, thermal resistant; Phytosterol containing foods formulation challenges; Phytosterols hypocholesterolemic effect; Phytosterols efficacy lowering plasma total and LDL cholesterol; Phytosterols manufacture and safety; Phytosterols mechanism of action intestinal absorption

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867719949     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444323351.ch17     Document Type: Chapter

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