Effects of a Stanol-Enriched Yogurt on Plasma Cholesterol Levels

Abstract

Plant stanols have been recommended in combination with individualized dietary interventions to reduce plasma cholesterol concentrations. Even though yogurt is consumed in high quantities in

Possible anti‐obesity effects of phytosterols and phytostanols supplementation in humans: A systematic review and dose–response meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials

“…Forty‐seven studies had a single‐arm parallel group whereas 32 studies had a crossover design (Abumweis et al, ; de Graaf et al, ; De Smet et al, ; Demonty, Chan, Pelled, & Jones, ; Esther et al, ; Farquhar & Sokolow, ; Fuentes et al, ; Hallikainen et al, ; Hendriks, Weststrate, Van Vliet, & Meijer, ; Ho, Liu, & Loke, ; Jones, Vanstone, Raeini‐Sarjaz, & St‐Onge, ; Kassis, Vanstone, Abumweis, & Jones, ; Naumann, Plat, & Mensink, ; Neil, Meijer, & Roe, ; Ottestad et al, ; Plat et al, ; Plat & Mensink, ; Theuwissen & Mensink, ; Thomsen, Hansen, Christiansen, Green, & Berger, ; Volpe et al, ). Included studies were carried out in patient with dyslipidemia (Varady et al, ; Ottestad et al, ; Gylling, Hallikainen, Nissinen, & Miettinen, ; Bañuls et al, ; Hironaka, Shioya, Matsubara, Matsuoka, & Itakura, ; Sukmaniah et al, ; Becker et al, ; Stelmach‐Mardas et al, ; Furuncuoğlu, Başar, Alici, & Şengül, ; Abumweis et al, ; Cabezas, De Vries, Van Oostrom, Iestra, & Van Staveren, ; de Graaf et al, 2002; De Jong et al, ; Demonty et al, ; Fuentes et al, ; Gylling et al, ; Hallikainen, Kurl, Laakso, Miettinen, & Gylling, ; Hallikainen, Sarkkinen, Gylling, Erkkilä, & Uusitupa, ; Hallikainen & Uusitupa, ; Hendriks et al, ; Hsu et al, ; Jones et al, ; Jones et al, ; Kassis et al, ; Korpela et al, ; Lestiani et al, ; Matvienko et al, ; Neil et al, ; Plat & Mensink, ; Plat et al, ; Smet, Mensink, & Plat, ; Solà et al, ; Theuwissen and Mensink, 2007; Thomsen et al, ; Volpe et al, ; Woodgate, Chan, & Conquer, ), diabetes (Gao et al, …”

Impact of supplemental vitamin D3 and calcium on hypercholesterolemia

“…There are studies tried to investigate role of dietary supplements to reduce blood cholesterol level (4). The consumption of dairy products has been found to have an inverse association with lipid profile and metabolic syndrome (5).…”