Short-term LDL cholesterol-lowering efficacy of plant stanol esters

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The short-term cholesterol-lowering efficacy of plant stanol esters has been open to debate, and the data from different clinical studies with hypercholesterolemic subjects are variable, partly due to lack of systematic studies. Ther...

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Main Authors: Sarkkinen Essi, Hallikainen Maarit, Wester Ingmar, Uusitupa Matti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2002-08-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2261/2/14