• Plant stanol esters in Benecol products are fatty acid esters of plant sterols. (wikipedia.org)
  • In different technological applications of Benecol products, the fatty acid part is selected so that the melting properties, texture and other characteristics of the plant stanol ester closely resemble the properties of the fat it replaces. (wikipedia.org)
  • Raisio also makes the plant stanol ingredients that appear in Benecol and are responsible for its cholesterol-lowering potential. (nutraingredients.com)
  • The orange juice is fortified with Benecol, a stanol-ester ingredient that actively lowers cholesterol. (foodnavigator.com)
  • International guidelines consistently recommend the use of plant stanol ester, the functional ingredient in Benecol® foods, as part of the management of raised cholesterol. (benecol.co.uk)
  • When helping your patients to manage their cholesterol, recommending they add Benecol foods or food supplements containing plant stanols to their diets can help them lower their LDL-C levels. (benecol.co.uk)
  • Having just one Benecol yogurt drink (containing 2 g plant stanols) per day with a meal can help reduce LDL-C levels in as little as 2-3 weeks. (benecol.co.uk)
  • Benecol 4-pack yogurts are a convenient way to add plant stanol ester to the diet. (benecol.co.uk)
  • Raisio produces the Benecol plant stanol, cholesterol-lowering ingredient as well as Benecol cholesterol-lowering food range it sells in more than 30 countries. (nutraingredients-usa.com)
  • Plant stanol ester is the active ingredient in all Benecol ® products. (benecol.com.sg)
  • Our clinical summaries below demonstrate how plant stanols in VITAPLUS Benecol ® can help patients to effectively lower their cholesterol levels. (benecol.com.sg)
  • All Benecol yogurt drinks contain plant stanols which are clinically proven to lower cholesterol by up to 7 to 10%* in just 3 weeks. (benecol.com.hk)
  • This Benecol® spread contains plant stanols shown to lower cholesterol. (supervalu.ie)
  • Try new Benecol soft cheese with plant stanols, soft on your knife, hard on your cholesterol. (shopmium.com)
  • Despite a well documented cholesterol lowering effect, there are no data available indicating that functional foods supplemented with plant sterol esters reduce cardiovascular events. (wikipedia.org)
  • Sterol esters can also be used for the same purpose. (wikipedia.org)
  • citation needed] Stanol esters are a saturated subgroup of sterol esters. (wikipedia.org)
  • Sterols may be found either as free sterols, acylated ( sterol esters ), alkylated ( steryl alkyl ethers ), sulfated ( sterol sulfate ), or linked to a glycoside moiety ( steryl glycosides) which can be itself acylated ( acylated sterol glycosides ). (gerli.com)
  • Controversial role of plant sterol esters in the management of hypercholesterolaemia. (healthinsightuk.org)
  • These findings were the reason for Health Canada, the federal department responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their health, to raise significant safety issues and not to allow functional foods enriched with plant sterol esters to be sold in Canada. (healthinsightuk.org)
  • Other natural substances with proven efficacy are stanol esters and sterol esters. (newhealthcorp.com)
  • Plant sterol esters and plant stanol esters are structurally similar to cholesterol, and because of this, they block cholesterol absorption in your small intestine. (newhealthcorp.com)
  • A comparison of the LDL-cholesterol lowering efficacy of plant stanols and plant sterols over a continuous dose range: Results of a meta-analysis of randomized, placebo-controlled trials. (benecol.com.sg)
  • Plant Stanols and Plant Sterols and Blood LDL-Cholesterol. (benecol.com.hk)
  • Plant sterols and stanols, also known as phytosterols and phytostanols, have been clinically proven to reduce cholesterol levels in the blood by reducing the amount of cholesterol that is absorbed in the intestines. (faia.org.uk)
  • Looking for Food With Plant Sterols And Stanols, also known as phytosterols, are cholesterol-like compounds that are found naturally in a range of plant-based foods including vegetable oils, grain products such as bread and cereals, seeds, nuts, legumes, fruits, and vegetables. (thesuperhealthyfood.com)
  • CONCLUSION: Among this population of hypercholesterolemic Thais, the daily replacement of an ordinary cup of coffee with a plant stanol mixed coffee reduced serum LDL levels by 12.77% demonstrating the effi cacy of the cholesterol-lowering ingredient in the new food matrix. (tci-thaijo.org)
  • The daily intake of stanols in the average western diet is about 60 mg/d, whereas the intake of plant sterols is about 150-300 mg/d and that of cholesterol is 500-800 mg/d. (wikipedia.org)
  • The effect of a very high daily plant stanol ester intake on serum lipids, carotenoids, and fat-soluble vitamins. (tci-thaijo.org)
  • A daily intake of 1.5-2.4 g of plant stanols has been shown to lower cholesterol by 7-10% in 2-3 weeks, and a daily intake of 2.5-3.0 g of plant stanols has been shown to lower cholesterol by 10-12.5% in 2-3 weeks. (benecol.co.uk)
  • A daily intake of 1.5-2.4g plant stanols lowers cholesterol by 7-10% in 2-3 weeks. (supervalu.ie)
  • The beneficial effect has been shown with a daily intake of 1.5-3.0g plant stanols, as part, of a healthy diet and lifestyle. (benecol.ie)
  • Under normal storage and food preparation conditions, plant stanol esters are very stable because they are more resistant to oxidation than the commonest vegetable oils. (wikipedia.org)
  • An accord with Unilever (owner of main rival Pro.activ) was inked to cease patent disputes globally between the two firms while back in Finland, the company expanded its Finnish wood and vegetable oil-sourced, stanol-production plant. (nutraingredients-usa.com)
  • Past and current work includes addressing issues related to trans fatty acids, soy protein and isoflavones, sterol/stanol esters, novel vegetable oils differing in fatty acid profile and glycemic index, primarily in postmenopausal females and older males. (tufts.edu)
  • Effect of a plant stanol ester-containing spread, placebo spread, or Mediterranean diet on estimated cardiovascular risk and lipid, inflammatory and haemostatic factors. (tci-thaijo.org)
  • Dr Briffa then goes on to produce a hugely impressive list of 17 or more papers detailing the risks of stanols which include an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in both sexes and in all age groups, damage to the lining of blood vessels, heart attacks, sudden cardiac death and a rise in the level of dangerous free radicals. (healthinsightuk.org)
  • Ingredients: Plant sterols/stanols (pine tree)‚ sunflower oil esters‚ gelatin‚ pantethine‚ glycerin‚ medium chain triglycerides‚ rapeseed lecithin‚ water‚ colors added. (pureformulas.com)
  • A Plant Stanol Yogurt Drink Alone or Combined with a Low-Dose Statin Lowers Serum Triacylglycerol and Non-HDL Cholesterol in Metabolic Syndrome Patients. (tci-thaijo.org)
  • In this way, the esters act like the medications we described on the previous pages that decrease cholesterol absorption and thereby lower cholesterol levels in your blood. (newhealthcorp.com)
  • Increased intestinal ABCA1 expression contributes to the decrease in cholesterol absorption after plant stanol consumption. (cmdm.tw)
  • Another claim from McNeil Nutritionals and Raisio Nutrition to say 2 g a day of plant stanols (as plant stanol esters) reduces cholesterol was also rejected. (nutraingredients.com)
  • Raisio won back regional rights to the plant stanol ester compound from its partners McNeil Nutritionals and Cilag GmbH International in the USA, Great Britain, France, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. (nutraingredients-usa.com)
  • Ezetimibe - which has a similar mechanism of action to sterols/stanols - is a case in point. (healthinsightuk.org)
  • The recommended amount to consume is 2 g plant stanols a day, which is equivalent to 30 g of spread. (benecol.co.uk)
  • These are first hydrogenated to give a plant stanol which is then esterified with a mixture of fatty acids also derived from plants. (wikipedia.org)
  • Plant stanol esters have the following physical properties: Fat-like with a waxy texture Creamy white colour in the solid form Viscous clear liquid with a bright yellow colour, bland odour and taste Insoluble in water and soluble in fat (hydrophobic) Viscosity higher than that of the triglyceride oil with the same fatty acid composition. (wikipedia.org)
  • Incremental Reduction of Serum Total Cholesterol and Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol With the Addition of Plant Stanol Ester-Containing Spread to Statin Therapy. (tci-thaijo.org)
  • Last month, I wrote a blog post about how there was no evidence that cholesterol-lowering 'stanols' and 'sterols' (found in some margarines and other 'functional foods') have benefits for health. (healthinsightuk.org)
  • citation needed] Plant stanols are present in small amounts in human diet. (wikipedia.org)
  • The relatively low natural levels of stanols in the diet are too low to have a significant effect on serum cholesterol levels. (wikipedia.org)
  • International guidelines consistently recommend the use of plant stanol ester as part of a cholesterol-lowering diet. (benecol.ie)
  • The role of plant stanol ester as part of a cholesterol-lowering diet has been acknowledged in prevention and treatment guidelines and position papers issued by international bodies such as the European Atherosclerosis Society, 1 the European Society of Cardiology, 1,2 the International Atherosclerosis Society 3 and the World Health Organization. (benecol.ie)
  • The guidelines that recommend plant stanol ester as part of a cholesterol-lowering diet can be classified under these broader patient sub-groups. (benecol.ie)
  • Plant stanol reduce both cholesterol and plant sterol levels in serum. (wikipedia.org)
  • A Prospective Randomized Trial for Reduction of Serum Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) with Plant Stanol Ester Mixed in Coffee in a Hypercholesterolemic Thai Population. (tci-thaijo.org)
  • OBJECTIVE: To determine whether replacing ordinary coffee with coffee mixed with the plant stanol ester decreases the serum low density lipoprotein (LDL) level in moderately hypercholesterolemic Thais. (tci-thaijo.org)
  • Effects of plant stanol esters supplied in low-fat yoghurt on serum lipids and lipoproteins, non-cholesterol sterols and fat soluble antioxidant concentrations. (tci-thaijo.org)
  • Using plant stanol esters in food applications instead of conventional fats does not decrease the shelf life of the end product. (wikipedia.org)
  • Plant stanols dose-dependently decrease LDL-cholesterol concentra- tions, but not cholesterol-standardized fat-soluble anti oxidant concentrations, at intakes up to 9 g/d. (tci-thaijo.org)
  • Furthermore, the usual antioxidants can be added to plant stanol ester products as they are to other oils or fats to minimise oxidation. (wikipedia.org)
  • citation needed] Following evidence from toxicological studies and numerous clinical trials, stanols are characterised as safe by authorities in several European Union countries and by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). (wikipedia.org)
  • Stanol esters is a heterogeneous group of chemical compounds known to reduce the level of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in blood when ingested, though to a much lesser degree than prescription drugs such as statins. (wikipedia.org)
  • Esterified plant stanols have been proven to reduce cholesterol in a number of randomised, placebo-controlled double-blind clinical trials. (wikipedia.org)
  • I pointed out that, as he had already accepted, sterols/stanols have never been demonstrated to have clinical benefit, "it appears that your support of them rests on their ability to reduce LDL-cholesterol levels (which you say is a risk factor for heart disease). (healthinsightuk.org)
  • As is the case for all fats and oils, stanol esters should be protected from heat, air and light to prevent oxidation. (wikipedia.org)
  • Forty-seven subjects completed the study, 30 in the group receiving coffee with added plant stanols as ester and 17 in the placebo coffee group. (tci-thaijo.org)
  • The researchers then tracked the hormone levels in the lifters and compared them to their hormone levels when they took the other supplements, comprar stanol. (jle-scooterrepair.com)
  • As to the plant stanol esters, defendants conceded the statements did not meet requirements under formal regulations, but claimed the statements met requirements stated in a 2003 FDA letter that "created [a] federal policy preempting state law. (consumerproductslawblog.com)