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Phytosterols in the Treatment of Hypercholesterolemia and Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases

Phytosterols are bioactive compounds found in foods of plant origin, which can be divided into plant sterols and plant stanols. Clinical studies consistently indicate that the intake of phytosterols (2 g/day) is associated with a significant reduction (8-10%) in levels of low-density lipoprotein cho...

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Autores principales: Cabral, Carlos Eduardo, Klein, Márcia Regina Simas Torres
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia - SBC 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5729784/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29267628
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/abc.20170158