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Table 1 Fasting plasma cholesterol concentrations in hypercholesterolemic individuals in response to the consumption of a low-fat and moderate-fat plant sterol-enriched soymilk and 1% dairy milk for 29 daysa

From: Low and moderate-fat plant sterol fortified soymilk in modulation of plasma lipids and cholesterol kinetics in subjects with normal to high cholesterol concentrations: report on two randomized crossover studies

 

Study 1

Study 2

Plasma lipids (mg/dl)

1% Dairy Milk

Low-fat Soymilk

1% Dairy Milk

Moderate-fat Soymilk

Total cholesterol

224.28 ± 6.57

203.40 ± 6.19*

242.85 ± 10.44

216.16 ± 10.44†

LDL cholesterol

141.53 ± 5.80

123.74 ± 5.80*

162.41 ± 8.50

139.21 ± 7.73†

HDL cholesterol

47.17 ± 2.32

46.40 ± 2.32

47.56 ± 2.33

44.47 ± 2.71

LDL:HDL

3.21 ± 0.20

2.83 ± 0.18*

3.52 ± 0.25

3.18 ± 0.23†

Total:HDL

5.05 ± 0.26

4.71 ± 0.27*

5.38 ± 0.35

4.75 ± 0.33†

Triglycerides

178.03 ± 15.06

172.72 ± 16.83

185.12 ± 27.46

169.18 ± 25.69†

  1. aData presented as mean ± SEM, n = 33 for study 1; n = 23 for study 2.
  2. *, significantly different from 1% dairy milk in study 1; †, significantly different from 1% dairy milk in study 2.