Open AccessComparable Efficacy of Hydrogenated Versus Nonhydrogenated Plant Sterol Esters on Circulating Cholesterol Levels in Humans
Author(s) -
Jones Peter J.H.,
Ntanios Fady
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
nutrition reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.958
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1753-4887
pISSN - 0029-6643
DOI - 10.1111/j.1753-4887.1998.tb01756.x
Subject(s) - campesterol , stigmasterol , cholesterol , sterol , food science , chemistry , ldl cholesterol , soybean oil , total cholesterol , lipoprotein , biochemistry , chromatography
A recent study in The Netherlands compared the effects of margarine enriched with different vegetable oil sterols with margarine containing sitostanol‐ester on plasma total, low‐density lipoprotein (LDL), and high‐density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol concentrations. Margarine with sterolesters from soybean oil (mainly esters from sitosterol, campesterol, and stigmasterol) was as effective as a margarine with sitostanol‐ester in lowering blood total and LDL cholesterol levels without affecting HDL cholesterol levels.