Sitostanol ester margarine in dietary treatment of children with familial hypercholesterolemia.

In familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) the lowering of serum cholesterol levels should be started in childhood in order to prevent coronary artery disease later in life. However, treatment of children is problematic. We studied the effects of sitostanol (3 g/day) ester dissolved in rapeseed oil marga...

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Main Authors: H Gylling, M.A. Siimes, T.A. Miettinen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1995-08-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520414993