campestanol/coronary artery disease

Functional foods enriched with plant sterols and stanols are on sale in many countries. Due to their structural similarity with cholesterol, these additives lower intestinal absorption of cholesterol, resulting in a 10-15% reduction in LDL-cholesterol when their daily intakes are 2-3 g. They are

The consumption of products enriched with plant sterol or stanol esters lowers serum total and LDL-cholesterol concentrations, thereby most likely reducing the risk of coronary heart disease. However, using plant sterol (not plant stanol) enriched products elevates serum plant sterol concentrations

Functional foods with supplementation of plant sterols are already used by millions of people. However, at the same time it is current scientific thinking that elevation of plant sterols in the circulation causes coronary heart disease. Therefore, this study aimed to define the risk for coronary