Cholesterol lowering efficacy of plant stanol ester in a new type of product matrix, a chewable dietary supplement

Autor: Kirsi Laitinen, Helena Gylling, Leena Kaipiainen, Markku J. Nissinen, Piia Simonen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of Functional Foods, Vol 30, Iss , Pp 119-124 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1756-4646
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2017.01.012
Popis: Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol lowering efficacy of a new type of chewable plant stanol ester food supplement was evaluated in a randomized, double-blind, controlled four-week intervention. The participants (LDL cholesterol > 3 mmol/L) consumed four supplements daily with meals either with (n = 50) or without (n = 53) plant stanol esters. Plant stanol ester supplement (2 g/d plant stanols) lowered LDL cholesterol by 7.6%, serum cholesterol by 4.9%, and non-high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol by 6.6% compared with controls (P
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