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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2003
Applicants:
Tatu Miettenen, Espoo, FI;
Ingmar Wester, Raisio, FI;
Hannu Vanhanen, Helsinki, FI;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Raisio Benecol Ltd., Raisio, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11C 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a substance which lowers LDL cholesterol levels in serum and which is fat soluble β-sitostanol fatty acid ester, and to a method for preparing and using the same. The substance can be taken orally as a food additive, food substitute or supplement. A daily consumption of the β-sitostanol ester in an amount between about 0.2 and about 20 g/day has been shown to reduce the absorption of biliary and endogenic cholesterol.