Plant sterols and stanols that lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol

Objective: analyze and evaluate scientific literature data on the need for use of plant sterols stanols treatment hypercholesterolemia in order to reduce risk coronary heart disease. Materials methods. The article summarizes information publications journals search systems PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, as well library databases (eLibrary). Results. Phytosterols (phytosterols), phytostanols, are lipid-like compounds found foods origin. Their structure is similar cholesterol therefore they successfully compete with it absorption intestine, thus reducing flow into bloodstream. As a result this therapy hypercholesterolemia, disease reduced. factors influencing efficacy sterols/stanols ways improve their discussed review. effect immune system also presented. Conclusion. Food products enriched (yoghurt, kefir, milk, spreads, etc.) promising tools complex non-medicinal measures LDL levels, an established factor CHD, introduction diet will contribute prevention CHD among Russian population.