Dietary Phospholipids and Intestinal Cholesterol Absorption

Dietary Phospholipids and Intestinal Cholesterol Absorption

Experiments carried out with cultured cells and in experimental animals have consistently shown that phospholipids (PLs) can inhibit intestinal cholesterol absorption. Limited evidence from clinical studies suggests that dietary PL supplementation has a similar effect in man. A number of biological...

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Main Authors: Sally Tandy, Rosanna W. S. Chung, Elaine Wat, Alvin Kamili, Jeffrey S. Cohn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-02-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
cardiovascular disease
cholesterol
intestine
micelle
phosphatidylcholine
phosphatidylethanolamine
phospholipid
sphingomyelin
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/2/2/116/

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