Role of Nutraceuticals in Hypolipidemic Therapy

Nutraceuticals are food components or active ingredients present in foods and used in therapy. This article analyzes the characteristics of the molecules with a lipid-lowering effect. The different nutraceuticals may have different mechanisms of action: inhibition of cholesterol synthesis primarily...

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Main Authors: Carlo M Barbagallo, Angelo Baldassare Cefalu', Davide eNoto, Maurizio eAverna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcvm.2015.00022/full