Serum lipids, plant sterols, and cholesterol kinetic responses to plant sterol supplementation in phytosterolemia heterozygotes and control individuals
Author(s) -
Semone B. Myrie,
David Mymin,
Barbara L. TriggsRaine,
Peter J.H. Jones
Publication year - 2012
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 - 10.3945/ajcn.111.028985
Subject(s) - campesterol , cholesterol , medicine , endocrinology , sterol , placebo , crossover study , chemistry , zoology , biology , alternative medicine , pathology
Plant sterol (PS) supplementation is increasingly accepted as a dietary strategy to lower plasma cholesterol concentrations. However, information is scarce about the effect of increased PS intake in potentially vulnerable groups, such as phytosterolemia heterozygotes (HET).
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