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Effects of 2 low-fat stanol ester–containing margarines on serum cholesterol concentrations as part of a low-fat diet in hypercholesterolemic subjects

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It is concluded that the low-fat, plant stanol ester-containing margarines are effective cholesterol-lowering products in hypercholesterolemic subjects when used as part of a low-Fat, low-cholesterol diet.
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This article is published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.The article was published on 1999-03-01 and is currently open access. It has received 240 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Stanol ester & Plant stanol ester.

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AHA Dietary Guidelines Revision 2000: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the Nutrition Committee of the American Heart Association

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present guidelines for reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease by dietary and other lifestyle practices, which place increased emphasis on foods and an overall eating pattern and the need for all Americans to achieve and maintain a healthy body weight.
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Evidence-Based Nutrition Principles and Recommendations for the Treatment and Prevention of Diabetes and Related Complications

TL;DR: This 2002 technical review provides principles and recommendations classified according to the level of evidence available, and grades nutrition principles into four categories based on the available evidence: those with strong supporting evidence, those with some supporting evidence), those with limited supporting evidence and those based on expert consensus.
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Phytosterols, phytostanols, and their conjugates in foods: structural diversity, quantitative analysis, and health-promoting uses

TL;DR: Phytosterols and phytostanols have received much attention in the last five years because of their cholesterol-lowering properties and the popularity of these products has caused the medical and biochemical community to focus much attention on phytosterol research activity.
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Beta-carotene determined in serum by liquid chromatography with an internal standard.

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Lipid-lowering trials in the primary and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: new evidence, implications and outstanding issues.

TL;DR: New angiographic and ultrasonographic studies concur with findings of previous trials and indicate that the benefits of statins extend to noncoronary vascular beds and suggest that aggressive pharmacotherapy may match the beneficial effects of LDL apheresis in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia.
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Cholesterol and Atherosclerosis: Diagnosis and Treatment

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Fat-modified diets influence serum concentrations of cholesterol precursors and plant sterols in hypercholesterolemic subjects.

TL;DR: Serum cholesterol precursors were found to be useful indicators of cholesterol metabolism, but changes in serum plant sterols reflected dietary changes rather than cholesterol metabolism during long-term dietary intervention with fat-modified diets.
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