Phytosterols are natural components of plant-based foods used as supplements because of
their known cholesterol-lowering effect. However, their effects on lipoprotein subfractions …

Phytosterols (PSs) have been reported to improve blood lipids in patients with
hypercholesterolemia for many years. However, meta-analyses of the effects of phytosterols …

OBJECTIVE: Phytosterols are recommended in combination with diet therapy to reduce
elevated LDL-cholesterol level. Meta-analyses indicate a 10% reduction in LDL-cholesterol …

Objective: To examine the impact of nonfat and low-fat phytosterol-enriched beverages on
low-density lipoprotein (LDL) electrophoretic characteristics. Design: Double-blind …

Background: Plant sterols and exercise favourably alter lipid profiles in a way that protect
against future coronary heart disease (CHD). However, their effects on other indicators of …

OBJECTIVE: As opposed to traditional food based delivery we examined the efficacy of
ingesting encapsulated phytosterol esters on indices of lipid health in hypercholesterolemic …

Phytosterols (plant sterols and stanols) are well known for their LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C)–
lowering effect. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials in adults was performed to …

The most common form of phytosterol (PS) fortified foods are fat spreads and dairy products.
The predominant fats used are soybean/sunflower (SS) or rapeseed/canola (RC) oils and …

Phytosterols, which are structurally related to cholesterol, are found in all plant foods with
highest concentration occurring in vegetable oils and nuts. Phytosterols are known to reduce …

Aims The main objective was to assess if foods fortified with phytosterols (PS), including
plant sterols and plant stanols, reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) …