Fitoesteróis e redução do LDL- colesterol: uma revisão integrativa

Abstract

The present study aimed to deepen the knowledge of the use of foods rich or enriched with phytosterols, or through its supplementation and its relationship with the reduction of plasma lipids and its benefits in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia. For this, a search was carried out in the published Scielolacs and Pubmed databases, Li after crossing the descriptors in Portuguese, "hypercholesterol", "cholesterol" in the last 20 years, 15 references selected to compose this work. Among the results found were significant2 that the consumption of 3/day of phytosterols can be an amount of 10-15% of plasma lipids in a period of 4 to 1 weeks. In view of this, it was hyper seen that the consumption of enriched foods or a sterol supplementation can be a strong ally in the treatment of choletheremia. Finally, if they consume nutritious foods, which suit the most important results in terms of ester education alone, they can be considerably interesting in terms of high-status nutrition, as is the importance of associating a lifestyle and lifestyle change life. In addition, it is necessary to expand studies mainly and clinical trials and cohorts to evaluate the long-term use of this supplementation.