Phytosterols
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Phytosterols, Phytostanols, and Lipoprotein Metabolism
The efficacy of phytosterols and phytostanols added to foods and food supplements to obtain significant non-pharmacologic serum and low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol reduction is well documented. Irrespective of age, gender, ethnic background, body weight, background diet, or the cause of hypercholesterolemia and, even added to statin treatment, phytosterols and phytostanols at 2 g/day ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Japan Oil Chemists' Society
سال: 1981
ISSN: 1884-2003
DOI: 10.5650/jos1956.30.67