Food compositions with superior blood cholesterol lowering properties

A method for lowering plasma cholesterol levels comprising administering to a human susceptible to or afflicted with hypercholesterolemia food compositions comprising fat ingredients, protein ingredients, and non-fat and non-protein ingredients;

• wherein at least 1 gram per serving of the total fat consists essentially of a substantially non-digestible, non-absorbable sucrose fatty acid ester having at least 4 fatty acid ester groups, each fatty acid having from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms;
• wherein at least 1.5 grams per serving (by protein content) of the total protein comprises vegetable protein;
• wherein the ratio of vegetable protein to sucrose fatty acid ester is at least 1.25 to 1;
• and wherein the compositions are administered to provide at least about 0.5% sucrose fatty acid ester in the daily diet (dry weight basis) and a daily dietary ratio of vegetable protein to animal protein of at least about 50:50.

A method of lowering plasma triglyceride levels comprising administering to a human susceptible to or afflicted with hyperlipidemia food compositions comprising fat ingredients, protein ingredients, and non-fat and non-protein ingredients;

• wherein at least 1 gram per serving of the total fat consists essentially of a substantially non-digestible, non-absorbable sucrose fatty acid ester having at least 4 fatty acid ester groups, each fatty acid having from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms;
• wherein at least 1.5 grams per serving (by protein content) of the total protein comprises vegetable protein;
• wherein the ratio of vegetable protein to sucrose fatty acid ester is at least 1.25 to 1;
• and wherein the compositions are administered to provide at least about 0.5% sucrose fatty acid ester in the daily diet (dry weight basis) and a daily dietary ratio of vegetable protein to animal protein of at least about 50:50.