Figure 1

Effect of SM consumption on cholesterol absorption. Cholesterol absorption of each subject after consuming a diet with or without SM is expressed as pool/pool. On day 16 of each phase, subjects received oral and intravenous doses of stable isotope labeled cholesterol and blood was collected at baseline and at 24, 48, 72, and 96 hours. Cholesterol absorption was measured using the dual isotope method as described in methods.