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Trial reportInternational journal of food sciences and nutrition2012

Lipid-altering effects of a dietary supplement tablet containing free plant sterols and stanols in men and women with primary hypercholesterolaemia: a randomized, placebo-controlled crossover trial.

Kevin C Maki, Andrea L Lawless, Matthew S Reeves, Mary R Dicklin, Belinda H Jenks, Ed Shneyvas, James R Brooks

Open access · bronzeAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in International journal of food sciences and nutrition, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kevin C MakiProvident Clinical Research/Biofortis North America, 489 Taft Avenue, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137, USA. kmaki@providentcrc.com
Andrea L Lawless
Matthew S Reeves
Mary R Dicklin
Belinda H Jenks
Ed Shneyvas
James R Brooks
MB Clinical Research and Consulting (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover trial assessed the lipid-altering efficacy of a dietary supplement (tablet form) providing 1.8 g/day free (non-esterified) plant sterols and stanols versus placebo for 6 weeks as part of a therapeutic lifestyle changes (TLC) diet in 32 men and women with primary hypercholesterolaemia. Mean ± SE baseline (end of a 5-week TLC diet lead-in) lipid concentrations (mmol/l) were total cholesterol (TC), 5.88 ± 0.08; non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C), 4.71 ± 0.09; low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), 4.02 ± 0.08; HDL-C, 1.17 ± 0.06 and triglycerides (TGs), 1.51 ± 0.12. Differences from control in responses (plant sterol/stanol - control) were significant (p < 0.05) for LDL-C ( - 4.9%), non-HDL-C ( - 3.6%) and TC ( - 2.8%). HDL-C and TG responses were not significantly different between treatment conditions. These results indicate that 1.8 g/day free plant sterols/stanols administered in a tablet produced favourable lipoprotein lipid changes in men and women with hypercholesterolaemia.

Indexed as

Dietary SupplementsPhytotherapyCholesterolCross-Over StudiesFemaleHumansHypercholesterolemiaLife StyleMaleMiddle AgedPhytosterolsPlant ExtractsTriglyceridesCholesterolPhytosterolsPlant ExtractsTriglycerides

Identifiers

PMID22087585
PMCPMC3399633
OpenAlexW2083834265

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