Plant stanol esters: A new tool in the dietary management of cholesterol Journal Article

  


Authors: Levine, B. S.; Cooper, C.
Article Title: Plant stanol esters: A new tool in the dietary management of cholesterol
Abstract: Plant stanols can be found in small quantities in foods such as corn, wheat, rye, oats, and olive oil. At the amounts they are found in the aver-age Western diet, they have no detectable effect on serum cholesterol levels; how-ever, in larger amounts they can reduce the transfer of cholesterol (biliary and dietary cholesterol) from the digestive tract to the liver, reducing serum cholesterol levels. Plant stanol esters, plant stanol derivatives, were developed in Finland, where they have been available in BENECOL, a margarine-like spread, since 1995. A recent study in Finland found that plant stanol esters reduced total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels on average by 10% and 14%, respectively. The products have recently be-come available in the United States.
Keywords: united states; combined modality therapy; food, fortified; hypercholesterolemia -- therapy; phytosterols -- therapeutic use; phytosterols -- physiology; phytosterols -- pharmacodynamics; phytosterols -- pharmacokinetics; margarine; statins -- therapeutic use; hypercholesterolemia -- diet therapy
Journal Title: Nutrition Today
Volume: 35
Issue: 2
ISSN: 0029-666X
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins  
Date Published: 2000-03-01
Start Page: 61
End Page: 66
Language: English
ACCESSION: 106594332
PROVIDER: EBSCOhost
PROVIDER: cin20
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Notes: Accession Number: 106594332 -- Entry Date: 20050712 -- Revision Date: 20150820 -- Publication Type: Journal Article; review; tables/charts -- Journal Subset: Allied Health; Double Blind Peer Reviewed; Editorial Board Reviewed; Expert Peer Reviewed; Peer Reviewed; USA -- NLM UID: 0055201. -- Source: cin20