• in normal, healthy and hypercholesterolemic individuals
• in women and men and children of different ages
• in patients with coronary heart disease
• in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes
• in patients with metabolic syndrome
• in patients who have had a kidney transplant
• as part of ordinary Western diets
• as part of a strict cholesterol lowering diet
• in addition to cholesterol lowering statin therapy
• populations from Europe, North America, Asia and Australia
• while plant stanol ester is incorporated into different types
of foods, such as margarines and spreads, cereal products,
mini-drinks and yoghurts, soy-based products