Cholesterol-Lowering Efficacy of Plant Sterols/Stanols Provided in Capsule and Tablet Formats: Results of a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1494-1503

  Amir Shaghaghi, Mandana ^a   Abumweis, Suhad S ^b   Jones, Peter J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Capsule; Cholesterol reduction; Meta analysis; Plant sterols; Tablet

Indexed keywords

HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PHYTOSTEROL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAPSULE; CHOLESTEROL REDUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PLANT STEROLS; REPRODUCIBILITY; TABLET;

CAPSULE; CHOLESTEROL REDUCTION; META-ANALYSIS; PLANT STEROLS; TABLET;

ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; MEDLINE; PHYTOSTEROLS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84886931031     PISSN: 22122672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2013.07.006     Document Type: Article

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