Method of reducing low density lipoprotein cholesterol concentration

Abstract

The present invention is a method for decreasing the blood concentration of total and LDL cholesterol in a human in which a plant sterol and a soy hypocotyl material are co-administered to the human, where the plant sterol comprises at least 0.49%, by weight, of the combined weight of the plant sterol and the soy hypocotyl material

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A method for lowering blood concentration of total and low density lipoprotein cholesterol in a human comprising: 
 co-administering a plant sterol and a soy hypocotyl material to a human to decrease the blood concentration of total and LDL cholesterol in said human, where said plant sterol comprises at least 0.49%, by weight, of the combined weight of the co-administered plant sterol and soy hypocotyl material.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising administering an isoflavone selected from the group consisting of genistein, daidzein, glycitein, biochanin A, formononetin, and their naturally occuring glycosides and glycoside conjugates.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2  wherein said plant sterol, said soy hypocotyl material, and said isoflavone are further administered to prevent or minimize the development of atheroscelerosis.