title: [LOW-FAT, FERMENTED MILK ENRICHED WITH PLANT STEROLS, A STRATEGY TO REDUCE HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMA IN CHILDREN, A DOUBLE-BLIND, RANDOMIZED PLACEBO-COTROLLED TRIAL].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  in the last few years, as the rate of childhood obesity has been rising, there has been a parallel increase in the incidence of dislipemia in the pediatric population, in which blood triglycerids might play an important role. Plant sterols have been shown to be useful in the tratment of hypercholesterolemia, but not of hypertrygliceridemia. Our study focusses on determining the efficacy of phytosterol-supplemented milk for the treatment of hypertriglyceridemia in children. Study Population and Method: we designed a double- blind, randomized, controlled clinical trial on 67 pediatric patients. The treatment group received low-fat, phytosterol-supplemented milk and the control group received low-fat conventional milk.
  
  
  RESULTS
  we observed differences in triglyceridemia between the phytosterol-supplemented group and the non-supplemented group. The effect attributable to the intake of milk supplemented with plant sterols was a reduction of triglyceridemia of 5.88 mg/dl compared with the control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  we conclude that phytosterol-supplemented milk (2.24 gr of plant sterols daily) might be an adequate tool in the management of hypertriglyceridemia in pediatric patients.
authors: Hospital Universitario El Escorial, San Lorenzo de El Escorial.. javierandres.blumenfeld@salud.madrid.org.
authors: Javier Andrés
authors: JA
authors: Blumenfeld Olivares
authors: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid.. javierandres.blumenfeld@salud.madrid.org.
authors: Ismael
authors: I
authors: San Mauro Martín
authors: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid.. javierandres.blumenfeld@salud.madrid.org.
authors: Maria Elisa
authors: ME
authors: Calle
authors: Hospital Universitario El Escorial, San Lorenzo de El Escorial.. javierandres.blumenfeld@salud.madrid.org.
authors: Cornelia
authors: C
authors: Bischofberger Valdés
authors: Hospital Universitario El Escorial, San Lorenzo de El Escorial.. javierandres.blumenfeld@salud.madrid.org.
authors: Eva
authors: E
authors: Perez Arruche
authors: Hospital Universitario El Escorial, San Lorenzo de El Escorial.. javierandres.blumenfeld@salud.madrid.org.
authors: Esperanza
authors: E
authors: Arce Delgado
authors: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid.. javierandres.blumenfeld@salud.madrid.org.
authors: María Jose
authors: MJ
authors: Ciudad
authors: Departamento de Nutrición, Corporación Alimentaria Peñasanta, España.. javierandres.blumenfeld@salud.madrid.org.
authors: Marta
authors: M
authors: Hernández Cabría
authors: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid.. javierandres.blumenfeld@salud.madrid.org.
authors: Luis
authors: L
authors: Collado Yurita
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D043302:Cultured Milk Products; D018752:Diet, Fat-Restricted; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000097:blood / Q000178:diet therapy*; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000097:blood / Q000178:diet therapy; D008297:Male; D010840:Phytosterols; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D010840:Phytosterols; D014280:Triglycerides