Milk Drinks
Effective. Vegetable Sterols are recognised by the EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) as cholesterol-lowering ingredients.Scientific opinion. Plant Stanols and Plant Sterols and Blood LDL-Cholesterol. EFSA Journal 2009; 1175:1-9.How do they work? – About 50% of the cholesterol circulating in the small intestine is absorbed and passes through the blood. – Plant sterols partially block this absorption, reducing the amount of cholesterol absorbed by the body by up to 25%.
Natural. Plant sterols are plant-origin compounds. Although all vegetables have vegetable sterols it is difficult to consume enough of these compounds daily to achieve the levels required to lower cholesterol.
Easy It is easy to incorporate it into your daily life. You can combine it with the things you like, without changing your eating habits.
Flavour. Enjoy it on its own or combine it with drinking chocolate, coffee, etc.; without giving up the taste of the best milk. Try it!
What is Cholesterol? Cholesterol is a type of animal fat (lipid) that is part of many important physiological processes. Our liver produces the amount needed for the body and additional amounts are also received through food. If cholesterol is in excess it accumulates on the inner walls of the arteries, which is a significant cardiovascular risk factor.
With our current eating habits, people have considerably increased the amount of energy, and especially saturated fats, they consume. These fats raise total cholesterol and especially LDL (bad) cholesterol, endangering the nutritional balance. According to the leading medical associations, high levels of cholesterol in the blood along with physical inactivity and alcohol and tobacco etc. consumption, are the highest risk factors in the development of cardiovascular disease, causing over half of all deaths in industrialised countries.
Source: Nutrición y Dietética Clínica. (2nd Edition) Jordi Salas Salvadó
Ingredients: Skim milk, vegetable sterols 0.3%, tea extract. AND NOTHING ELSE.
