Figure 1.

Effect of stanol ester margarine on serum non-cholesterol sterol proportions (100 mmol/mol of cholesterol) among 24 heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (he-FH) children aged 3 to 13 years [36]. Stanol ester margarine reduced the ratios of serum campesterol, sitosterol, and cholestanol to cholesterol, reflecting an inhibition of cholesterol absorption. The ratios of serum cholestenol, lathosterol, and desmosterol to cholesterol increased, indicating an increase of cholesterol biosynthesis.