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Influence of apolipoprotein E phenotype on metabolism of lipids and apolipoproteins after plant stanol ester ingestion in Japanese subjects.
Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) - 1 Jan 2000
Ishiwata Kazuo, Homma Yasuhiko, Ishikawa Toshitsugu, Nakamura Haruo, Handa Shunnosuke
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We investigated the effect of apolipoprotein E phenotype on changes in plasma levels of lipids and apoproteins by plant stanol ester (PSE) ingestion in Japanese subjects whose diet is low in fat and cholesterol. METHODS AND RESULTS: The effect of PSE-containing spread was studied in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. One hundred five healthy volunteers were enrolled for this study. Apolipoprotein...
Topics
- Adult
- Apolipoproteins
- Apolipoproteins B
- Apolipoproteins E
- Cholesterol
- Cholesterol, Dietary
- Cholesterol, HDL
- Cholesterol, LDL
- Diet
- Female
- Humans
- Japan
- Lipids
- Male
- Middle Aged