Combination of soy proteins and sterols could help lower cholesterol

28/07/05 Reducing cholesterol is one of the most important preventable factors in Heart disease, which is responsible for nearly half (49 per cent) of all deaths in Europe.

Both soy protein and plant sterols extracted from soy are already well established in the heart health foods market, with the US Food and Drug Administration backing health claims for their effects on cholesterol lowering. However recently the US soy processor ADM has gained additional patents for the combination of soy protein and sterols in functional foods, giving food formulators extra leverage in the heart health category.

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