| abstract |
There is provided a composition for body weight and cholesterol control as well as a process for preparation of the composition. In one embodiment the composition includes at least one phytosterol in an amount between 5% and 50% by weight. The composition further includes a physiologically or pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant in an amount between 0.1% and 50% by weight and a lipid phase for containing the phytosterol and the surfactant, the lipid phase present in an amount from 1% and 50% by weight. A pharmaceutically acceptable excipient for facilitating absorption of the lipid phase is also present in an amount from between 10% and 80% by weight. |