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ReviewNutrients2024

Cholesterol-Lowering Bioactive Foods and Nutraceuticals in Pediatrics: Clinical Evidence of Efficacy and Safety.

Federica Fogacci, Naif Saad ALGhasab, Valentina Di Micoli, Marina Giovannini, Arrigo Francesco Giuseppe Cicero

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Review in Nutrients, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Federica FogacciHypertension and Cardiovascular Risk Factors Research Center, Medical and Surgical Sciences Department, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Via Albertoni 15, 40138 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7853-0042
Naif Saad ALGhasabDepartment of Internal Medicine, Medical College, Ha'il University, Ha'il 55476, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-6783-796X
Valentina Di MicoliHypertension and Cardiovascular Risk Factors Research Center, Medical and Surgical Sciences Department, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Via Albertoni 15, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Marina GiovanniniHypertension and Cardiovascular Risk Factors Research Center, Medical and Surgical Sciences Department, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Via Albertoni 15, 40138 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6563-0439
Arrigo Francesco Giuseppe CiceroHypertension and Cardiovascular Risk Factors Research Center, Medical and Surgical Sciences Department, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Via Albertoni 15, 40138 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4367-3884

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long-term exposure to even slightly elevated plasma cholesterol levels significantly increases the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. The latest evidence recommends an improvement in plasma lipid levels, even in children who are not affected by severe hypercholesterolemia. The risk-benefit profile of pharmacological treatments in pediatric patients with moderate dyslipidemia is uncertain, and several cholesterol-lowering nutraceuticals have been recently tested. In this context, the available randomized clinical trials are small, short-term and mainly tested different types of fibers, plant sterols/stanols, standardized extracts of red yeast rice, polyunsaturated fatty acids, soy derivatives, and some probiotics. In children with dyslipidemia, nutraceuticals can improve lipid profile in the context of an adequate, well-balanced diet combined with regular physical activity. Of course, they should not be considered an alternative to conventional lipid-lowering drugs when necessary.

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Dietary SupplementsAnticholesteremic AgentsCardiovascular DiseasesChildCholesterolDyslipidemiasHumansHypercholesterolemiaPediatricsPhytosterolsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicAnticholesteremic AgentsCholesterolPhytosterolsdietary supplementsdyslipidemiafunctional foodshypercholesterolemianutraceuticals

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