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- Title
Dietary Plant Sterols and Cholesterol Metabolism.
- Authors
Ellegård, Lars H.; Andersson, Susan W.; Normén, A. Lena; Andersson, Henrik A.
- Abstract
Plant sterols, naturally occurring in foods of plant origin, reduce cholesterol absorption. Experimental studies show plant sterols to be an important part of the serum-cholesterol lowering effect of certain diets and dietary components. Epidemiological data show that individuals with higher intakes of plant sterols from their habitual diets have lower serum-cholesterol levels. To date, the role of naturally occurring plant sterols for lowering serum cholesterol has probably been underestimated. The consumption of dietary plant sterols should be a part of dietary advice to patients with hypercholesterolemia and the general public for the prevention and management of coronary heart disease.
- Subjects
STEROLS; BLOOD cholesterol; CHOLESTEROL content of food; HYPERCHOLESTEREMIA; FOOD consumption; PREVENTION of heart diseases; CORONARY heart disease prevention; PATIENTS; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Nutrition Reviews, 2007, Vol 65, Issue 1, p39
- ISSN
0029-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1301/nr.2007.jan.39-45