Article
Fat-modified diets influence serum concentrations of cholesterol precursors and plant sterols in hypercholesterolemic subjects.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Jun 1998
Sarkkinen E S, Uusitupa M I, Gylling H, Miettinen T A
Abstract excerpt
Serum noncholesterol sterols, cholesterol precursors and plant sterols, are indicators of cholesterol absorption and synthesis. Serum plant sterol concentrations correlate positively with cholesterol absorption, but have also been found to correlate with dietary unsaturated to saturated fatty aci...
Topics
- Adult
- Apolipoproteins E
- Cholesterol
- Dietary Fats
- Female
- Humans
- Hypercholesterolemia
- Lipids
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Osmolar Concentration
- Phenotype
- Phytosterols
