Making the most of cholesterol-lowering margarines.
Used as a substitute for normal dietary intake of saturated fatty acids, margarines containing plant sterols can cause a modest reduction in serum total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. They have been shown effective in patients with mild hypercholesterolemia, but they are also useful in the general population.
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Preventive Cardiology and Rehabilitation Program, Cleveland Clinic Heart Center, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA. averyj@ccf.org
D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000178:diet therapy; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000150:complications / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000150:complications / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008383:Margarine / Q000191:economics; D010840:Phytosterols; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D019821:Simvastatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012855:Sitosterols; D013997:Time Factors
D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D010840:Phytosterols; D012855:Sitosterols; C407042:plant stanol ester; D008383:Margarine; D002784:Cholesterol; D019821:Simvastatin