TITLE:
Nutraceuticals in Hypercholesterolemic children
AUTHORS:
Paola Cagliero, Giulia Calosso, Patrizia Brunatti, Ornella Guardamagna
KEYWORDS:
Hypercholesterolemia; Child; Dietary Supplement; Fiber; Phytosterols; Red Yeast Rice; Probiotics
JOURNAL NAME:
Health,
Vol.5 No.7,
July
22,
2013
ABSTRACT: Hypercholesterolemia
is associated with the atherosclerotic process and cardiovascular disease
from childhood, thus introducing the need of an early prevention. The dietary
approach is the treatment cornerstone but sometimes is unsuccessful to reach
the lipoprotein optimal target. Furthermore, drugs like statins have limited
use in childhood as their administration is limited to high risk children. The
effects of nutraceuticals are known in adults and considered useful in
children to overcome this therapy gap. In the present paper a review of pediatric
experiences from fiber, phytosterols and RYR
handing out is considered.