Open AccessInverse relation between dietary intake of naturally occurring plant sterols and serum cholesterol in northern Sweden
Author(s) -
Sofia Klingberg,
Lars Ellegård,
Ingegerd Johansson,
Göran Hallmans,
Lars Weinehall,
H. Andersson,
Anna Winkvist
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/87.4.993
Subject(s) - sterol , cholesterol , plant sterols , body mass index , phytosterol , food science , serum cholesterol , ldl cholesterol , biology , endocrinology , chemistry , medicine , zoology
Plant sterols are bioactive compounds, found in all vegetable foods, which inhibit cholesterol absorption. Little is known about the effect of habitual natural dietary intake of plant sterols.
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