Are plant sterols and plant stanols a viable future treatment for dyslipidemia?

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2016;14(5):549-51. doi: 10.1586/14779072.2016.1166956. Epub 2016 Mar 30.

Authors

Helena Gylling¹, Piia Simonen²

Affiliations

¹ a Division of Internal Medicine , University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital , Helsinki , Finland.
² b Heart and Lung Center , University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital , Helsinki , Finland.

PMID: 26998808
DOI: 10.1586/14779072.2016.1166956

No abstract available

Keywords: Coronary artery disease; HDL cholesterol; LDL cholesterol; diet; phytosterolemia; plant stanols; plant sterols; triglycerides.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Dyslipidemias / drug therapy*
Humans
Phytosterols / therapeutic use*
Sterols / therapeutic use*

Substances

Phytosterols
Sterols