Could Lowering Phytosterol Absorption as Part of Lipid-Lowering Therapy Have a Beneficial Effect on Residual Risk?

Could Lowering Phytosterol Absorption as Part of Lipid-Lowering Therapy Have a Beneficial Effect on Residual Risk?

Plant sterols are molecules that are structurally similar to cholesterol and provided only as dietary sources (e.g., vegetables, fruits, nuts, cereals) since they cannot be synthesized by humans. Sterol-enriched diets (≥2 g/day) may decrease total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentratio...

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Main Authors: Panagiotis Anagnostis, Vasileios Kotsis, Maciej Banach, Dimitri P. Mikhailidis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Metabolites
Subjects:
phytosterols
sitosterol
campesterol
statins
ezetimibe
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/2/145

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