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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-08-01
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| Series: | Journal of Functional Foods |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464619302981 |