Health benefits and costs of functional foods with phytosterols/-stanols in addition to statins in the prevention of cardiovascular disease

2011 ◽  
Vol 668 ◽  
pp. e43
Author(s):  
S.R.B.M. Eussen ◽  
T.L. Feenstra ◽  
I.B. Toxopeus ◽  
J. Hoekstra ◽  
H. Verhagen ◽  
...  
Author(s):  
Jean Dallongeville ◽  
Deborah Lycett ◽  
Monique Verschuren

Different aspects of the human diet are causally related to atherosclerosis and its clinical consequences; therefore a balanced and healthy diet is the cornerstone of the prevention of cardiovascular disease. In this chapter an overview is given of the medical evidence supporting the importance of nutrition in prevention of cardiovascular disease; practical ways to cultivate cardioprotective dietary habits are summarized not only in terms of macro- and micronutrients but also in relation to foods, functional foods. and portfolio diets.


2011 ◽  
Vol 668 ◽  
pp. S91-S100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone R.B.M. Eussen ◽  
Talitha L. Feenstra ◽  
Ido B. Toxopeus ◽  
Jeljer Hoekstra ◽  
Olaf H. Klungel ◽  
...  

2009 ◽  
Vol 42 (19) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
WILLIAM E. GOLDEN ◽  
ROBERT H. HOPKINS

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