Five weeks of supplementation with plant sterols/stanols softgels in combination with lifestyle changes may reduce total cholesterol levels by 7.4%.
Numerous clinical trials in controlled settings have reported that daily
consumption of 1.5 to 3 grams of phytosterols/-stanols from foods can
reduce total cholesterol levels by eight to 17%, representing a
signficant reduction in the risk of cardiovascular disease.
The new study adds to these findings and reveals that four dietary
supplement softgel capsules per day may be effective for similar
reductions when incorporated in the National Cholesterol Education
Program (NCEP) Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) diet.
«The daily incorporation of four dietary supplement softgel capsules
(two with each of two meals), providing esterified plant sterols/stanols
1.8 g/d (sterol/stanol esters -2.9 g/d) into the NCEP TLC diet, a
dosage that is within the range (1-3 g) for which the response is fairly
linear produced favorable changes in atherogenic lipoprotein
cholesterol levels in subjects whith hypercholesterolemia similar to
those expected based on previous meta-analyses», wrote the researchers.
«The long-term plant sterol/stanol use would be expected to decrease the risk for cardiovascular disease,» they concluded.
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