Plant Stanol Esters and Preventing Asthma Symptoms

Inclusion Criteria

• •Diagnosed with allergic asthma (GINA step 1-4) which is in a stable phase at the moment of inclusion (defined as no changes in asthma control and lung function in (at least) the past three months)
• •Have been treated with prescribed asthma medication for at least one year
• •Aged 18-70 years old
• •BMI between 20 and 35 kg/m2
• •Willing to abstain from products containing plant sterols or stanols one month prior to the study (products with a cholesterol lowering claim of Becel ProActiv, Benecol, Danacol, store brands)
• •Willing to abstain from products containing plant sterols or stanols during the study (products with a cholesterol lowering claim of Becel ProActiv, Benecol, Danacol, store brands)
• •Willing to keep the intake of fish oil supplements constant