Table 1. Serum Lipid Profile Response upon Regular Consumption of the Beverages (n = 42)^ab.

	PS-enriched beverage		GOS–PS-enriched beverage
(mg/dL)	pre-treatment	post-treatment	pre-treatment	post-treatment
total cholesterol	229.8 ± 25.2 a	219.1 ± 22.9 b,x	227.7 ± 25.4 a	216.2 ± 23.8 b,x
LDL cholesterol	142.0 ± 21.1 a	129.2 ± 22.5 b,x	138.9 ± 21.5 a	128.3 ± 18.8 b,x
HDL cholesterol	70.1 ± 14.8 a	71.9 ± 14.8 a,x	71.4 ± 17.7 a	71.0 ± 19.0 a,x

^aResults are expressed as mean ± SD.

^bDifferent letters denote significant differences (p < 0.05) in the same kind of beverage (PS-enriched or GOS–PS-enriched) between pre-treatment and post-treatment values (a, b) and in the post-treatment values between beverages (x). Reference range (mg/dL): total cholesterol (150–200); LDL cholesterol (70–160); and HDL cholesterol (35–75).