Dietary phytosterols modify the sterols and fatty acid profile in a tissue-specific pattern

Phytosterol consumption reduces the absorption of dietary cholesterol and can alter the tissue fatty acid composition. The effects of manipulating sterol and phospholipid fatty acid profile by increasing levels of phytosterols (1000 and 4000 mg/kg diet) have been investigated in young Sprague–Dawley...

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Main Authors: Ramez Alhazzaa, Joyce J.J. Oen, Andrew J. Sinclair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-04-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464613000480