Nutrition Research
Volume 25, Issue 8 , Pages 743-753 , August 2005

Plant stanol esters in low-fat yogurt reduces total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein oxidation in normocholesterolemic and mildly hypercholesterolemic subjects

  • Yae Jung Hyun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea
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  • Oh Yoen Kim

      Affiliations

    • Yonsei Research Institute of Science for Aging, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea
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  • Joo Byung Kang

      Affiliations

    • Raisio Chemical Korea INC, 1572-18, Seocho-3dong Seocho-Gu, Seoul 37-073, Korea
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  • Jong Ho Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea
    • Yonsei Research Institute of Science for Aging, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Yonsei University, 134 Shinchon-dong Seodaemon-Gu, Seoul, 120-749 Korea. Tel.: +82 2 2123 2122; fax: +82 2 364 9605.
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  • Yangsoo Jang

      Affiliations

    • Yonsei Research Institute of Science for Aging, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea
    • Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Genome Center, Yonsei Medical Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea
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  • Lippo Liponkoski

      Affiliations

    • Raisio Benecol Ltd, Raisionkkari 60, P.O. Box 101, Raisio, 21201 Finland
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  • Pia Salo

      Affiliations

    • Raisio Benecol Ltd, Raisionkkari 60, P.O. Box 101, Raisio, 21201 Finland

Received 18 March 2005 ,Revised 16 June 2005 ,Accepted 22 August 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2005.08.004

Nutrition Research
Volume 25, Issue 8 , Pages 743-753 , August 2005

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