Effect of beta-sitosterol on the food value of fats and oils

Experiments on young growing animals (white rats) were made to study the effect on the body of food fats enriched with beta-sitosterol. It was established that the content of cholesterol in blood serum remained unchanged. However, the accumulation of fat the body essentially decreased at the expense...

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Published inVoprosy pitaniia no. 6; p. 60
Main Authors Iazeva, L I, Mikhlina, R L, Filippova, G I, Fedina, N I, Prokhorova, L T
Format Journal Article
LanguageRussian
Published Russia (Federation) 01.11.1985
Subjects
Animals
Chemical Phenomena
Chemistry
Dietary Fats - analysis
Dietary Fats - metabolism
Food, Fortified
Lipid Metabolism
Nutritive Value - drug effects
Oils - analysis
Oils - metabolism
Plants, Edible
Rats
Sitosterols - pharmacology
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Summary:Experiments on young growing animals (white rats) were made to study the effect on the body of food fats enriched with beta-sitosterol. It was established that the content of cholesterol in blood serum remained unchanged. However, the accumulation of fat the body essentially decreased at the expense of tissue lipids particularly deposited fats.
ISSN:0042-8833