Kinetics of phytosterol metabolism in neonates receiving parenteral nutrition.

Background: Phytosterols in soybean oil (SO) lipids likely contribute to parenteral nutrition-associated liver disease (PNALD) in infants. No characterization of phytosterol metabolism has been done in infants receiving SO lipids.

Methods: In a prospective cohort study, 45 neonates (36 SO lipid vs.