Soy milk powder supplemented with phytosterol esters reduced serum cholesterol level in hypercholesterolemia independently of lipoprotein E genotype: a random clinical placebo-controlled trial

Phytosterols (PSs) are reported to lower the serum total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations enriched in some fatty foods, such as margarine. However, these high-fat foods are not very suitable for older people. Soy milk is the favorite food for elderly people in China; therefore, we hypothesized that the consumption of soy milk powder supplemented with PSs would decrease the serum cholesterol levels in older Chinese people independent of the genotypes of apolipoprotein E (ApoE).

Source: Nutrition Research - May 22, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: Shan Dong, Ran Zhang, Ya-Cheng Ji, Jia-Yin Hao, Wei-Wei Ma, Xu-Dong Chen, Rong Xiao, Huan-Ling Yu Tags: Original Research Source Type: research