Plant sterols: Natural plant components with potential beneficial health...

International News on Fats, Oils and Related Materials : INFORM;  December 1, 2007 ;   AbuMweis, Suhad S; Jones, Peter J H;   787 words ...Plant sterols, or phytosterols, are steroid alcohols...an extra methyl or ethyl group. When plant sterols are saturated at the 5-position of...sterol hydrogenation. The most abundant plant sterols are β-sitosterol, campesterol...

Plant sterols and the portfolio diet

International News on Fats, Oils and Related Materials : INFORM;  March 1, 2008 ;   Anonymous;   312 words ...New work on plant sterols indicates they may contribute more...soy protein, fiber, almonds, and plant sterols remains to be established. "We...Hospital (Toronto, Ontario, Canada). "Plant sterols were selected because at 2 g/d...

Plant sterols useful

The Topeka Capital-Journal;  June 13, 2005 ;   Melissa Moore Capital-Journal;   305 words ......THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL A diet high in plant sterols has been shown to lower blood cholesterol levels. Plant sterols are naturally occurring components...foods containing fats and oils. Plant sterols recently have been added to a few...

Plant sterols proven to reduce cholesterol

Daily Record, The Wooster, OH;  April 20, 2008 ;   Lance White;   590 words ......natural alternatives, such as plant sterols. Just as the animal sterol...present in all animal species, plant sterols, also termed phytosterols...The best dietary sources of plant sterols are vegetables, seeds, nuts...

Fed: Plant sterols now in milk

AAP General News (Australia);  October 20, 2000 ;     266 words ......General News (Australia) 10-20-2000 Fed: Plant sterols now in milk BRISBANE, Oct 20 AAP...Australian research on incorporating plant sterols in the diet, said the availability...some people from needing medication. Plant sterols, found naturally in nuts, seeds, whole...

Solubility in and Affinity for the Bile Salt Micelle of Plant Sterols Are...

Lipids;  June 1, 2006 ;   Hamada, Tadateru; Goto, Hitomi; Yamahira, Takashi; Sugawara, Takashi; Et al;   787 words ...ABSTRACT: Intestinal absorption of various plant sterols was investigated in thoracic duct-cannulated...extremely low. When the affinity of plant sterols for the bile salt micelle was compared...correlations between lymphatic recovery of plant sterols and their micellar solubility or ...

Virgin olive oil best for heart, says study

China Daily;  September 8, 2006 ;     282 words ...When it comes to heart health, virgin olive oil may have an edge over other vegetable...Internal Medicine, European researchers say virgin olive oil may be particularly effective at...healthy men, the researchers found that virgin olive oil rich in antioxidants called polyphenols...

Unilever Unveils Promise Activ(TM) SuperShots(TM), the First Mini Drink...

PR Newswire;  July 10, 2007 ;     787 words ......Clinical Studies Have Shown Natural Plant Sterols Can Significantly Lower LDL Cholesterol...first mini- drink with added natural plant sterols, ingredients that are clinically proven...SuperShots(TM) contains two grams of plant sterols per serving in a convenient mini-drink...

Plant sterols for heart health.(NEW PRODUCT PROFILES)

Food Processing;  April 1, 2005 ;     101 words ......Sourced Cholesterol Reducer brand of plant sterols can be good news for food and beverage...heart healthy products. The FDA says plant sterols may help reduce the risk of heart disease...effect of consuming 0.8g per day of plant sterols has been found to reduce LDL cholesterol...

Differential Modulation of Membrane Structure and Fluctuations by Plant...

Biophysical Journal;  May 15, 2008 ;   Hodzic, Aden; Rappolt, Michael; Amenitsch, Heinz; Laggner, Peter; Pabst, Georg;   787 words ......sub 17^ alkyl side-chain of the two plant sterols. Hence, it seems that some flexibility...endocytosis, and signal transduction. Plant sterols are structurally related to cholesterol...in plant membranes (9,10). Traces of plant sterols (including sitosterol and stigmasterol...

Changes in serum concentrations of noncholesterol sterols and lipoproteins...

The Journal of Nutrition;  September 1, 2003 ;   Naumann, Elke; Plat, Jogchum; Mensink, Ronald P;   787 words ...ABSTRACT Consumption of plant sterols or stanols increases their respective serum concentrations, whereas plant sterols might reduce serum concentrations...concentrations depend on the ratio of plant sterols to stanols in the diet. To examine...

Effect of Storage on the Original Pigment Profile of Spanish Virgin Olive...

JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society;  January 1, 2005 ;   Gallardo-Guerrero, Lourdes; Gandul-Rojas, Beatriz; Roca, María; Mínguez-Mosquera, Ma Isabel;   787 words ......present study was carried out on 12 virgin olive oils to determine whether one year's...pigment composition of recently extracted virgin olive oil. Although the total pigment content...content and class of pigments present in virgin olive oil are authentic indicators of its...

Reduction of Cholesterol Absorption by Dietary Plant Sterols and Stanols...

The Journal of Nutrition;  August 1, 2006 ;   Plösch, Torsten; Kruit, Janine K; Bloks, Vincent W; Huijkman, Nicolette C A; Et al;   787 words ...Abstract Dietary supplementation with plant sterols, stanols, and their esters reduces intestinal...only, or in combination with either plant sterols or stanols (0.5 g/100 g) for 4 wk. Plant sterols and stanols dramatically increased neutral...

'Healthy' plant sterols may pose risk to aged

The Hindustan Times;  July 15, 2008 ;     247 words ......Syndication. Washington, July 15 -- Plant sterols are known to lower cholesterol and...the elderly, according to a study. Plant sterols block the absorption of dietary cholesterol...people age, they tend to also accumulate plant sterols, resulting in aortic-valve stenosis...

Dietary plant sterols alter the serum plant sterol concentration but not...

The Journal of Nutrition;  July 1, 2001 ;   Tammi, Anne; Ronnemaa, Tapani; Valsta, Liisa; Seppanen, Ritva; Et al;   787 words ......determined whether natural dietary plant sterols derived mainly from vegetable oil or...childhood affect serum concentrations of plant sterols (campesterol and sitosterol) and cholesterol...the intervention children was rich in plant sterols due to replacement of milk fat with...