Effects of a Portfolio-Mediterranean Diet and a Mediterranean Diet with or without a Sterol-Enriched Yogurt in Individuals with Hypercholesterolemia

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Yvelise Ferro · Magna Graecia University

Elisa Mazza · Magna Graecia University

Mariantonietta Salvati · Magna Graecia University

Emma Santariga · Magna Graecia University

Salvatore Giampà · Magna Graecia University

Rocco Spagnuolo · Magna Graecia University

Patrizia Doldo ·

Abstract

A Portfolio-Mediterranean Diet, incorporating a new combination of functional foods such as oats or barley, plant sterols, chitosan, and green tea but not soy and nuts, may reduce LDL of 25% in the short term in individuals with hypercholesterolemia.

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Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism Nutritional Studies and Diet Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling

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Published in: Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volume 35, Issue 2, pp. 298-307

DOI: 10.3803/enm.2020.35.2.298

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Effects of a Portfolio-Mediterranean Diet and a Mediterranean Diet with or without a Sterol-Enriched Yogurt in Individuals with Hypercholesterolemia

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