Hypocholesterolaemic effect and anti-hypertensive properties of probiotics and prebiotics: A review

Hypercholesterolaemia (HCE) and hypertension (HT) are two major contributing factors in development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). As synthetic medications used to treat HCE and HT can cause several side effects such as nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain, various dietary approaches have been prop...

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Main Authors: Fatemeh Miremadi, Frank Sherkat, Lily Stojanovska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-08-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464616301591