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 Exclusion Criteria: * Currently smoking or quitted smoking in the past year, with a maximum of 10 packyears as smoking history (packyears = packs per day \* years of smoking) * Allergy to an ingredient of the soft chews * Suffering from inflammatory diseases (for CVD, illness must be minimally 3 years ago and currently under control in order to participate in the study) * Fasting plasma glucose \> 7.0 mmol/L * Fasting serum TC \> 8.0 mmol/L * Having donated blood within one month prior to the start of the study, or planning to donate blood during the study * Pregnant women * Breastfeeding women