TY - JOUR T1 - Making the most of cholesterol-lowering margarines JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 194 LP - 196 VL - 68 IS - 3 AU - Julie K. Avery Y1 - 2001/03/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/68/3/194.abstract N2 - Used as a substitute for normal dietary intake of saturated fatty acids, margarines containing plant sterols can cause a modest reduction in serum total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. They have been shown effective in patients with mild hypercholesterolemia, but they are also useful in the general population. ER -