04.01.04
Indication: Cholesterol-lowering
Source: Journal of Nutrition, 2003;133:3103-3109.
Research: Researchers asked 57 healthy men and women, all with normal cholesterol levels, to consume either a sterol ester-enriched croissant or muffin or a conventional croissant or muffin daily for eight weeks. The enriched croissants and muffins provided 3.2 grams daily of sterols in the form of sterol esters, plus small amounts of vitamin E and beta-carotene. All of the subjects had been regular consumers of bakery products, so the only significant alteration was the addition of the sterol esters to the diet of the experimental group.
Results: Subjects eating sterol ester-enriched croissants and muffins had average reductions of almost 9% in total cholesterol and almost 15% in LDL cholesterol, compared with those not consuming sterol esters. Subjects eating the sterol ester-enriched croissants and muffins also maintained normal blood levels of vitamin E and beta-carotene.
Source: Journal of Nutrition, 2003;133:3103-3109.
Research: Researchers asked 57 healthy men and women, all with normal cholesterol levels, to consume either a sterol ester-enriched croissant or muffin or a conventional croissant or muffin daily for eight weeks. The enriched croissants and muffins provided 3.2 grams daily of sterols in the form of sterol esters, plus small amounts of vitamin E and beta-carotene. All of the subjects had been regular consumers of bakery products, so the only significant alteration was the addition of the sterol esters to the diet of the experimental group.
Results: Subjects eating sterol ester-enriched croissants and muffins had average reductions of almost 9% in total cholesterol and almost 15% in LDL cholesterol, compared with those not consuming sterol esters. Subjects eating the sterol ester-enriched croissants and muffins also maintained normal blood levels of vitamin E and beta-carotene.