Consumption Habits of Low-Fat Plant Sterol-Enriched Yoghurt Enriched with Phytosterols
The increasing interest in plant sterol enriched foods
is due to the fact that they reduce blood cholesterol concentrations
without adverse side effects. In this context, enriched foods with
phytosterols may be helpful in protecting population against
atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases. The aim of the present
work was to evaluate in a population of Viseu, Portugal, the
consumption habits low-fat, plant sterol-enriched yoghurt. For this
study, 577 inquiries were made and the sample was randomly
selected for people shopping in various supermarkets. The
preliminary results showed that the biggest consumers of these
products were women aged 45 to 65 years old. Most of the people
who claimed to buy these products consumed them once a day. Also,
most of the consumers under antidyslipidemic therapeutics noticed
positive effects on hypercholesterolemia.
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Heart Association Diet and Lyfestyle Recommendations: Revision.
Arteriocler Thromb Vasc Biol,vol. 26, pp. 2186-2191, 2006.
[9] AB Awad, AJ Smithand and CS Fink. Plant sterols regulate rat vascular
smooth muscle cell growth and prostacyclin release in culture.
Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids, vol.64, pp.323-330, 2001.
[10] A De Jong, Plat J and RP Mensik. Metabolic effects of plant sterols and
stanols (review). J. Nutr Biochem, vol.14, pp. 362-369, 2003.
[11] PJ Jones, R Barake, SS Abumweis. Plant sterols/stanols as cholesterol
lowering agents: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Food
Nutr Res. 2008;52.
[12] PJ Boick, A Clarck, J. Lamprecht, M. Freestone, EJ Pool, RW
Liebenberg, D Kotze and PP van Jaarsveld. The effects of B-sitosterol
and B-sitosterol glucoside mixture on selected immune parameters of
marathon runner’s inhibition of post marathon immune suppression and
inflammation. Int J Sports Med, vol. 20, pp. 258-262, 1999.
[1] AH Lichtenstein and RJ Deckelbaum for the American Heart
Association Nutrition Committee. Stanol/sterol ester-containing foods
and blood cholesterol levels. A statement for health professionals from
the nutrition Committee, American Heart Association. Circulation 2001;
vol.103, pp. 1177-1179.
[2] Hasler, C.M., "Functional Foods: Benefits, Concerns and Challenges - A
Position Paper from the American Council on Science and Health,
2002,vol. 132, pp. 3772-3781.
[3] F. Y. Ntanios and G. S. Duchateau, "A healthy diet rich in carotenoids is
effective in maintaining normal blood carotenoid levels during the daily
use of sterol- enriched spreads ” Int. J. Vitamin Nutr Res, vol. 72, pp.
32–39.
[4] SCF / CS/ DOS/ 20 ADD 1. Final. General view of the Scientific
Committee on Food on the long-term effects of the intake of elevated
levels of Phytosterols from multiple dietary sources, with particular
attention to the effects on beta carotene. 2002.
[5] A Pérez, C. Gemma; E. R. Rahola and K. Arguiñano; Comer sano con la
Fundación Grande Covián y las recetas de Carlos Arguiñano.Editora:
Bilbao Bainet 2007, ch.2.
[6] A. Jong, J. Plat and R.P.Mensik. Metabolic effects of plant sterols and
stanols. J. Nutr. Biochem, vol. 14, pp. 362-369, 2003.
[7] European Guidelines on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Clinical
Practice (version 2012).
[8] A.H. Lichtenstein, LJ Appel and M Brands. Summary of American
Heart Association Diet and Lyfestyle Recommendations: Revision.
Arteriocler Thromb Vasc Biol,vol. 26, pp. 2186-2191, 2006.
[9] AB Awad, AJ Smithand and CS Fink. Plant sterols regulate rat vascular
smooth muscle cell growth and prostacyclin release in culture.
Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids, vol.64, pp.323-330, 2001.
[10] A De Jong, Plat J and RP Mensik. Metabolic effects of plant sterols and
stanols (review). J. Nutr Biochem, vol.14, pp. 362-369, 2003.
[11] PJ Jones, R Barake, SS Abumweis. Plant sterols/stanols as cholesterol
lowering agents: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Food
Nutr Res. 2008;52.
[12] PJ Boick, A Clarck, J. Lamprecht, M. Freestone, EJ Pool, RW
Liebenberg, D Kotze and PP van Jaarsveld. The effects of B-sitosterol
and B-sitosterol glucoside mixture on selected immune parameters of
marathon runner’s inhibition of post marathon immune suppression and
inflammation. Int J Sports Med, vol. 20, pp. 258-262, 1999.
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without adverse side effects. In this context, enriched foods with
phytosterols may be helpful in protecting population against
atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases. The aim of the present
work was to evaluate in a population of Viseu, Portugal, the
consumption habits low-fat, plant sterol-enriched yoghurt. For this
study, 577 inquiries were made and the sample was randomly
selected for people shopping in various supermarkets. The
preliminary results showed that the biggest consumers of these
products were women aged 45 to 65 years old. Most of the people
who claimed to buy these products consumed them once a day. Also,
most of the consumers under antidyslipidemic therapeutics noticed
positive effects on hypercholesterolemia.
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