Journal of Clinical Lipidology
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 59-68 , January 2010

Subjects with elevated LDL cholesterol and metabolic syndrome benefit from supplementation with soy protein, phytosterols, hops rho iso-alpha acids, and Acacia nilotica proanthocyanidins

Received 17 July 2009 ,Accepted 30 November 2009.

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PII: S1933-2874(09)00422-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2009.11.002

Journal of Clinical Lipidology
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 59-68 , January 2010

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