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- Title
Both free and esterified plant sterols reduce cholesterol absorption and the bioavailability of beta-carotene and alpha-tocopherol in normocholesterolemic humans.
- Authors
Richelle, Myriam; Enslen, Marc; Hager, Corinne; Groux, Michel; Tavazzi, Isabelle; Godin, Jean-Philippe; Berger, Alvin; Métairon, Sylviane; Quaile, Sylvie; Piguet-Welsch, Christelle; Sagalowicz, Laurent; Green, Hilary; Fay, Laurent Bernard
- Abstract
Plant sterols reduce cholesterol absorption, which leads to a decrease in plasma and LDL-cholesterol concentrations. Plant sterols also lower plasma concentrations of carotenoids and alpha-tocopherol, but the mechanism of action is not yet understood.
- Publication
The American journal of clinical nutrition, 2004, Vol 80, Issue 1, p171
- ISSN
0002-9165
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/ajcn/80.1.171