Plant Sterols May Reduce LDL Cholesterol Levels in Combination with ... Foods and Diet Low in Saturated Fat

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Plant Sterols May Reduce LDL Cholesterol Levels in Combination with

Other Cholesterol-Lowering Foods and a Diet Low in Saturated Fat

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Reference: " Effect of plant sterols in combination with other

cholesterol-lowering foods, " DJ, Kendall CW, et al, Metabolism,

2008; 57(1): 130-139. (Address: Cyril W.C. Kendall or J.A.

, Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Center, St

's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5C 2T2. E-mail:

cyril.kendall@... ).

Summary: In a study involving 42 hyperlipidemic subjects, ingestion of

plant sterols was found to reduce LDL-cholesterol levels. For a period

of 80 weeks, subjects were fed diets high in soy protein (22.5 g/1000

kcal), viscous fibers (10 g/1000 kcal), and almonds (23 g/1000 kcal),

along with plant sterols (1.0 g/1000 kcal), except between weeks 52 to

62, when no plant sterols were taken. Results found that when the diet

plus plant sterols were taken, LDL cholesterol levels reduced by 15.4%

compared to baseline. During the weeks when plant sterols were not taken

and only the diet was followed, that reduction was only 9.0%. The

authors of this study conclude that, " In combination with other

cholesterol-lowering foods and against the background of a low-saturated

fat diet, plant sterols contributed over one third of the LDL-C

reduction seen with the dietary portfolio after 1 year of following

dietary advice. "

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