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sucrose polyester (olestra) Summary

Description: non-absorbable, non-digestable fat-like mixture of hexa-, hepta-, octaesters of sucrose with long chain fatty acids; proposed hypocholesteremic agent

Also Known As: olestra; olestra oil; sucrose-octapalmitate

Networked: 37 relevant articles (4 outcomes, 13 trials/studies) for this Bio-Agent

Key Diseases for which sucrose polyester is Relevant

  1. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) : 2 outcomes in 3 results
  2. Weight Loss (Weight Reduction) : 1 outcome 4 studies in 9 results
  3. Steatorrhea : 1 outcome in 1 result
  4. Malabsorption Syndromes (Malabsorption Syndrome) : 1 outcome in 1 result
  5. Body Weight (Weight, Body) : 2 studies in 11 results
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Drugs Related to sucrose polyester

  1. Fat Substitutes (Fat Substitute)
  2. Dietary Fats (Ghee)
  3. Lipids
  4. Sorbitol (Yal)
  5. Acids
  6. Thymidine Kinase
  7. DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)
  8. Cholesterol
  9. Poloxamer (Poloxamer 407)
  10. Triglycerides (Triacylglycerol)
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Therapies Related to sucrose polyester

  1. Fat-Restricted Diet (Diet, Fat Restricted)

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