PMID: 9430090Jan 16, 1998Paper

Comparative effect of dietary sitosterol on plasma sterols and cholesterol and bile acid synthesis in a sitosterolemic homozygote and heterozygote subject

Journal of the American College of Nutrition
M CobbG S Tint

Abstract

Sitosterolemia is a genetic disorder characterized by an increased plasma plant sterol concentration due to enhanced sterol absorption coupled with reduced steroid excretion. The purpose of the present investigation was two-fold; first to assess the effects of a "basal" low sitosterol metabolic diet on plasma sterols and sterol balance, and, secondly, to quantify the relative influence of graduated increase in dietary sitosterol intake on a metabolic diet in a sitosterolemic homozygote, obligate heterozygote, and controls. Patients were studied under strict metabolic conditions and fed a "basal" 30% fat, low-sitosterol (33 mg per 2000 kcal) diet. The level of dietary sitosterol was increased by addition of oils and resulted in final dietary sitosterol intakes of 1.8 mg/kg, 2.6 mg/kg and 3.5 mg/kg/day intakes of dietary sitosterol in the homozygote. These sitosterol dosages were selected based on sitosterol intakes equivalent to 2.6 mg/kg/day in the average American diet. Plasma cholesterol, sitosterol, and apolipoprotein A were measured, and stool collections assayed for sterol balance. Fecal sterol excretion and cholesterol synthesis were depressed markedly by 50% in the homozygote compared to the heterozygous parent, whereas ...Continue Reading

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