Dietary supplementation of soybean-derived sterols regulates cholesterol metabolism and intestinal microbiota in hamsters

This study explored the of plant sterol-modulated cholesterol metabolism. Hamsters (n = 45) were divided into the control group, high-fat diet (HFD) group, and three treatment groups fed HFD supplemented with various soybean sterols (SS; 0.1%, 0.5% and 1%) concentrations; they were weighed weekly an...

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Main Authors: Xiang Li, Zesheng Zhang, Jing Cheng, Cuiru Diao, Yong Yan, Dong Liu, Hao Wang, Fuping Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-08-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464619302981