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Neil Wittenberg

William A Bubnis

Scott William Poxon

Denise Lowe Walters

Bruce W Sutton

Michael G Williams

Jeffrey V Vernon

Richard Cotter

Paul W Herman

Judith Moreines

Denise L Walters

Scott W Poxon

The invention provides a nutritional supplement which includes phytosterol to facilitate reduction of cholesterol. The nutritional supplement may be a swallowable tablet, chewable tablet, sachet, capsule or suspension. The invention further provides a method for tableting one fourth to one half of the daily effective dosage of a phytosterol containing nutritional supplement in a practical sized swallowable tablet and a method for reducing blood cholesterol in humans.

Phytosterol nutritional supplements

The invention provides a nutritional supplement which includes micronutrients to facilitate reduction of cholesterol, and/or reduction of homocystein and/or reduction of low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) oxidation in humans. In one embodiment the supplement is a multi-vitamin, a mineral supplement which includes at least one component known to reduce cholesterol. The invention further provides a method for tableting one fourth to one half of the daily effective dosage of a phytosterol containing nutritional supplement in a practical sized tablet and a method for reducing blood cholesterol in humans.

Multi-vitamin and mineral nutritional supplements

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Randolph, NJ, United States of America

Neil Wittenberg