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[Saturated and monounsaturated fats in patients with insulin-dependent diabetes. Different effects on blood glucose and insulin response in NIDDM].

To compare the metabolic effect of co-ingestion of saturated and monounsaturated fat with potato, 12 NIDDM subjects received 300 g mashed potato alone or in combination with 40 g olive oil, 50 g butter or 100 g butter, respectively. Blood glucose response area to potatoes with 100 g butter (448 +/- 68 mmol/L x 240 min) was significantly lower than to the four other meals: 596 +/- 63 (potato alone), 649 +/- 82 (potato + 40 g olive oil), 587 +/- 80 (potato + 50 g butter), and 604 +/- 81 (potato + 80 g olive oil) mmol/L x 240 min, p < 0.05, respectively. The insulin response was significantly increased by adding 50 g and 100 g butter, whereas no effect after addition of 40 g and 80 g olive oil was found. The free fatty acid (FFA) level was higher when 100 g butter was added to the potato meal than without (0.67 +/- 0.05 vs 0.48 +/- 0.07 mmol/L, p < 0.05). The triglyceride response increased dose-dependently with the fat content of the meals irrespective of the type of fat. In conclusion butter increases the insulin response in patients with NIDDM more than olive oil, and large amounts also increase FFA and triglyceride levels.

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Lymphatic transport in rats of several dietary fats differing in fatty acid profile and triacylglycerol structure.

We examined in rats the intestinal absorption of nine very different dietary fats (two rapeseed oils, corn, olive, palm and menhaden oil, butter, cocoa butter and lard) to investigate the influence of fatty acid profile and triacylglycerol structure on absorption. Absorption was followed for 24 h after administration of similar amounts of fats, and the accumulated lymphatic transport and amount of triacylglycerols found in lymph in response to the administered fats were calculated, revealing major differences. The transport of olive and low alpha-linolenic rapeseed oil was significantly higher than that of the other fats (P < 0.05), except corn oil. The lymphatic transport of the other fats followed a slower course, with cocoa butter and menhaden oil having the lowest amounts transported. The amount of triacylglycerols found in lymph in response to the administered fats at 8 h ranged from 27.5% of the administered dose for cocoa butter to 72.1% for olive oil. The value for cocoa butter was significantly lower than that for most other fats. At 24 h, the values ranged from 66.5% for cocoa butter to 121.2% for olive oil. The high value for olive oil suggested transport of endogenous as well as exogenous fatty acids. The low value observed after cocoa butter resulted from decreased lipolysis and possibly also low absorption of triacylglycerols with high levels of long-chain saturated fatty acids in the sn-1/3 position. Furthermore, a low value was observed after menhaden oil administration, suggesting decreased absorption of fats containing (n-3) long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. Overall, these results demonstrate the influence of the fatty acid composition and triacylglycerol structure on the lymphatic absorption of dietary fat.

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Solvent-efficient thin-layer chromatographic method for the determination of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, and G2 in corn and peanut products: collaborative study.

An interlaboratory study of a solvent-efficient thin-layer chromatographic (TLC) method for the determination of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, and G2 was conducted in laboratories located in the United States, France, Tunisia, and Denmark. Eighteen artificially contaminated samples plus blanks of raw peanuts and peanut butter and corn containing varying amounts of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, and G2 were distributed to participating laboratories. The method consists of elements of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Contaminants Branch (CB) (AOAC Method 968.22) and FDA, Best Foods (BF) (AOAC Method 970.45) methods with reduced requirements for solvents. Participating laboratories used either visual or densitometric techniques during the final determinative step. Statistical analysis of the data was performed to determine or confirm outliers and to compute repeatability and reproducibility of the method using either visual or densitometric techniques for the determinative step. Reported results from laboratories using a densitometer showed that, for corn, the relative standard deviation for repeatability (RSDr) for aflatoxin B1 ranged from 56.6 to 41.7% for contamination levels ranging from 5 to 50 ng/g. For raw peanuts and peanut butter, the RSDr values for aflatoxin B1 ranged from 21.3 to 37.3% and 65.9 to 42.1%, respectively, for the contamination levels ranging from 5 to 25 ng/g. RSDr ranges for aflatoxins B2, G1, and G2 were similar. For reproducibility (R), the RSDR ranges for aflatoxin B1 were 41.7-56.6%, 56.6-84.8%, and 26.4-37.3% for corn, peanut butter, and raw peanuts, respectively. Average recoveries for all aflatoxins at all levels were 95.3, 139.0, and 95.6% for corn, peanut butter, and raw peanuts, respectively. When analysts determined aflatoxin concentrations in corn by visual comparison to standards, the RSDr values for aflatoxin B1 were 47.8-11.4% for contamination levels ranging from 5 to 50 ng/g. For raw peanuts and peanut butter, the RSDr values for aflatoxin B1 were 76.3-12.6% and 33.4-8.8%, respectively, for the contamination levels ranging from 5 to 25 ng/g. RSDr values for aflatoxins B2, G1, and G2 were similar. The RSDR values for aflatoxin B1 were 34.6-90.2%, 45.5-59.3%, and 31.8-78.3% for corn, peanut butter, and raw peanuts, respectively. Average recoveries for all aflatoxins at all levels were 111.0, 157.6, and 92.3% for corn, peanut butter, and raw peanuts, respectively.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)

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Differential effects of saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids on postprandial lipemia and incretin responses in healthy subjects.

BACKGROUND: Elevations of postprandial triacylglycerol-rich plasma lipoproteins and suppressions of HDL-cholesterol concentrations are considered potentially atherogenic. Long-term studies have shown beneficial effects of monounsaturated fatty acids (eg, oleic acid) on fasting lipid and lipoprotein concentrations in humans. A direct stimulatory effect of oleic acid on the secretion of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) was shown in animal studies. OBJECTIVE: We compared the postprandial responses of glucose, insulin, fatty acids, triacylglycerol, gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP), and GLP-1 to test meals rich in saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids. DESIGN: Ten young, lean, healthy persons ingested 3 meals: an energy-free soup consumed with 50 g carbohydrate (control meal), the control meal plus 100 g butter, and the control meal plus 80 g olive oil. Triacylglycerol and retinyl palmitate responses were measured in total plasma, in a chylomicron-rich fraction, and in a chylomicron-poor fraction. RESULTS: No significant differences in glucose, insulin, or fatty acid responses to the 2 fat-rich meals were seen. Plasma triacylglycerol responses were highest after the butter meal, with chylomicron triacylglycerol rising 2.5-5-fold. Retinyl palmitate responses were higher and more prolonged after the butter meal than after the control and olive oil meals, whereas both postprandial HDL-cholesterol concentrations and GLP-1 and GIP responses were higher after the olive oil meal than after the butter meal. CONCLUSIONS: Olive oil induced lower triacylglycerol concentrations and higher HDL-cholesterol concentrations than butter, without eliciting differences in concentrations of glucose, insulin, or fatty acids. Furthermore, olive oil induced higher concentrations of GLP-1 and GIP than did butter, which may point to a relation between fatty acid composition, incretin responses, and triacylglycerol metabolism in the postprandial phase.

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Dietary fat modulation of apoA-II metabolism and prevention of senile amyloidosis in the senescence- accelerated mouse.

Senescence-accelerated mouse-prone (SAMP1; SAMP1@Umz) is an animal model of senile amyloidosis with apolipoprotein A-II (apoA-II) amyloid fibril (AApoAII) deposits. This study was undertaken to investigate the effects of dietary fats on AApoAII deposits in SAMP1 mice when purified diets containing 4% fat as butter, safflower oil, or fish oil were fed to male mice for 26 weeks. The serum HDL cholesterol was significantly lower (P < 0.01) in mice on the diet containing fish oil (7.4 +/- 3.0 mg/dl) than in mice on the butter diet (38.7 +/- 12.5 mg/dl), which in turn had significantly lower (P < 0.01) HDL levels than mice on the safflower oil diet (51.9 +/- 5.6 mg/dl). ApoA-II was also significantly lower (P < 0.01) in mice on the fish oil diet (7.6 +/- 2.7 mg/dl) than on the butter (26.9 +/- 7.3 mg/dl) or safflower oil (21.6 +/- 3.7 mg/dl) diets. The mice fed fish oil had a significantly greater ratio (P < 0.01) of apoA-I to apoA-II, and a smaller HDL particle size than those fed butter and safflower oil. Severe AApoAII deposits in the spleen, heart, skin, liver, and stomach were shown in the fish oil group compared with those in the butter and safflower oil groups (fish oil > butter > safflower oil group, P < 0.05). These findings suggest that dietary fats differ in their effects on serum lipoprotein metabolism, and that dietary lipids may modulate amyloid deposition in SAMP1 mice.

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Effect of added fat on plasma glucose and insulin response to ingested potato in individuals with NIDDM.

OBJECTIVE: In normal subjects, ingestion of butter with potato resulted in considerably lower blood glucose levels but similar or higher insulin concentrations compared with those observed in the same subjects after potato ingestion alone. We determined whether butter ingested with potato would result in a greater stimulation in insulin secretion than ingestion of potato alone in subjects with NIDDM. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Seven male subjects with untreated NIDDM ingested 50 g CHO alone or 50 g CHO with 5, 15, 30, or 50 g fat as a breakfast meal. Fat was ingested in the form of butter, and CHO was given in the form of potato. Subjects received 50 g glucose on two separate occasions for comparative purposes. The subjects also were given only water and were studied over the same time period (water control). Plasma glucose, glucagon, alpha-amino nitrogen, nonesterified fatty acids, serum insulin, C-peptide, and triglyceride concentrations were determined over 5 h. The integrated area responses were quantified over the 5-h period using the water control as a baseline. RESULTS: The mean plasma glucose area response after ingestion of potato with or without the various amounts of butter were all similar and were 82% of that observed after ingestion of 50 g glucose. The mean insulin area response to potato alone was 532 pmol.h.L-1. The mean insulin area responses to potato plus 5,15,30, and 50 g of fat meals were 660,774,750, and 756 pmol.h.L-1, respectively. Thus, the mean insulin areas were all greater than for ingestion of potato alone, and a maximal response was observed with addition of 15 g fat (1.4-fold). The C-peptide data did not confirm an increase in insulin secretion. Overall the area responses after ingestion of meals containing fat were not different from the response to potato ingestion alone, although the responses were erratic. The glucagon area response was positive after ingestion of all fat containing meals except for that containing only 5 g fat, and there was a dose-response relationship. The plasma alpha-amino nitrogen and nonesterified fatty acid area responses were negative after potato ingestion and were not significantly different when fat was added. The serum triglyceride concentration increase was greater after the ingestion of butter with the potato as expected. CONCLUSIONS: In contrast to the results in normal subjects after ingestion of butter with potato, the glucose response was not smaller in subjects with NIDDM. The insulin response was greater. The insulin area response data indicated the presence of a dose-response relationship. Whether similar responses will be observed with other dietary fat and CHO sources remains to be determined.

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Influence of a stearic acid-rich structured triacylglycerol on postprandial lipemia, factor VII concentrations, and fibrinolytic activity in healthy subjects.

BACKGROUND: An elevated postprandial lipid concentration is believed to be atherogenic and to increase the risk of thrombosis. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to test whether the consumption of a stearic acid-rich structured triacylglycerol has adverse effects on postprandial fibrinolytic activity and lipemia, factor VII coagulant (FVII:c) activity, and activated FVII (FVIIa) concentrations. DESIGN: A randomized crossover design was used to compare the effects on middle-aged healthy men (n = 17) and women (n = 18) of meals enriched with cocoa butter, high-oleate sunflower oil (oleate), or a structured triacylglycerol containing stearic acid. RESULTS: The mean increases from fasting in plasma triacylglycerol 3 h after the oleate, cocoa butter, and structured triacylglycerol meals were 1.36 (95% CI: 1.17, 1.56), 1.39 (1.17,1.63), and 0.65 (0.50, 0.82) mmol/L, respectively. Tissue plasminogen activator activity increased and plasminogen activator type 1 activity decreased after all 3 meals. Plasma FVII:c increased after the oleate and cocoa butter meals but not after the structured triacylglycerol meal. The values 6 h after the oleate and cocoa butter meals were 11.3% (7.0%, 15.6%) and 9.9% (4.7%, 15.2%), respectively, and were significantly different (P < 0.0001 and P = 0.001, respectively) from the value after the triacylglycerol meal [2.1% (-1.1%, 5.3%)]. Plasma FVIIa increased after all 3 meals, more so after the oleate and cocoa butter meals than after the structured triacylglycerol meal. CONCLUSION: The consumption of stearic acid in the form of a structured triacylglycerol leads to less of an increase in plasma triacylglycerol and in FVII:c than does a meal enriched in cocoa butter or oleate.

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Influence of triacylglycerol structure on the postprandial response of factor VII to stearic acid-rich fats.

BACKGROUND: The consumption of a synthetic, randomized, stearic acid-rich triacylglycerol results in decreased postprandial lipemia and activated factor VII (FVII:a) compared with cocoa butter (a nonrandomized, symmetrical, stearic acid-rich triacylglycerol). It was hypothesized that this difference is a consequence of the differences in structure between the 2 triacylglycerols. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to test whether the consumption of randomized cocoa butter decreases postprandial lipemia and FVII:a. DESIGN: A randomized crossover trial with 17 male subjects compared the effects of meals containing 50 g fat provided as a symmetrical (cocoa butter) or an asymmetrical (randomized cocoa butter) triacylglycerol on postprandial changes in lipids, chylomicron composition, and FVII:a. RESULTS: After randomization, the postprandial area under the curve for plasma triacylglycerol decreased by 41% (P < 0.01). At 3 h the plasma concentrations of triacylglycerol, palmitic acid, stearic acid, and oleic acid were 26%, 18%, 34%, and 19% lower, respectively. The proportion of oleic acid in the sn-2 position of the chylomicron triacylglycerol was reduced from 67.4 mol% to 35.9 mol% and resulted in an increase in the proportion of stearic acid in the sn-2 position from 9.2 mol% to 25.4 mol%. FVII:a did not increase 6 h after consumption of the randomized cocoa butter (: 1.2; 95% CI: -2.7, 4.6 U/L) but increased significantly (: 7.7; 95% CI: 2.5,12.9 U/L) 6 h after consumption of the unrandomized cocoa butter. CONCLUSIONS: Symmetrical stearic acid-rich triacylglycerol with oleic acid in the sn-2 position appears to be absorbed more rapidly than is asymmetrical triacylglycerols with long-chain saturated fatty acids in the sn-2 position, which leads to activation of FVII.

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Determination of acrylonitrile in foods by headspace-gas chromatography with nitrogen-sensitive detection: collaborative study.

A headspace-gas chromatographic procedure, with nitrogen-phosphorous (N-P) specific detection for the determination of acrylonitrile (AN) in cold pack cheese, peanut butter, honey butter, and margarine, was collaboratively studied. Seven laboratories analyzed 7 samples of each food for AN at levels ranging from 5 to 60 ppb. For cold pack cheese, mean recoveries for AN added at about 5, 15, and 50 ppb were 65.9, 92.4, and 96.6%, respectively; for peanut butter, mean recoveries for AN added at about 10, 30, and 60 ppb were 59.6, 61.7, and 66.5%, respectively; for honey butter, mean recoveries for AN added at 5, 15, and 50 ppb were 88.6, 96.4, and 94.6%, respectively; and for margarine, mean recoveries for AN added at 5, 15, and 50 ppb were 130.6, 91.9, and 88.7%, respectively. The overall coefficients of variation for cold pack cheese, peanut butter, honey butter, and margarine spiked at the above levels were 67.7, 22.0, and 38.5%; 71.8, 23.8, and 23.8%; 45.3, 30.4, and 13.0%; and 79.7, 38.9, and 16.2%, respectively.

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The effect of dietary fat level and quality on plasma lipoprotein lipids and plasma fatty acids in normocholesterolemic subjects.

This study examined the effect on the plasma lipids and plasma phospholipid and cholesteryl ester fatty acids of changing froma typical western diet to a very low fat (VLF) vegetarian diet containing one egg/day. The effect of the addition of saturated, monounsaturated or polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) to the VLF diet was also examined. Three groups of 10 subjects (6 women, 4 men) were fed the VLF diet (10% energy as fat) for two weeks, and then in the next two weeks the dietary fat in each group was increased by 10% energy/week using butter, olive oil or safflower oil. The fat replaced dietary carbohydrate. The VLF diet reduced both the low density lipoprotein (LDL)- and high density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol levels; addition of the monounsaturated fats and PUFA increased the HDL-cholesterol levels, whereas butter increased the cholesterol levels in both the LDL- and HDL-fractions. The VLF diet led to significant reductions in the proportion of linoleic acid (18:2 omega 6) and eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5 omega 3) and to increases in palmitoleic (16:1), eicosatrienoic (20:3 omega 6) and arachidonic acids (20:4 omega 6) in both phospholipids and cholesteryl esters. Addition of butter reversed the changes seen on the VLF diet, with the exception of 16:1, which remained elevated. Addition of olive oil resulted in a significant rise in the proportion of 18:1 and significant decreases in all omega 3 PUFA except 22:6 compared with the usual diet. The addition of safflower oil resulted in significant increases in 18:2 and 20:4 omega 6 and significant decreases in 18:1, 20:5 omega 3 and 22:5 omega 3. These results indicate that the reduction of saturated fat content of the diet (< 6% dietary energy), either by reducing the total fat content of the diet or by exchanging saturated fat with unsaturated fat, reduced the total plasma cholesterol levels by approximately 12% in normocholesterolemic subjects. Although the VLF vegetarian diet reduced both LDL- and HDL-cholesterol levels, the long-term effects of VLF diets are unlikely to be deleterious since populations which habitually consume these diets have low rates of coronary heart disease. The addition of safflower oil or olive oil to a VLF diet produced favorable changes in the lipoprotein lipid profile compared with the addition of butter. The VLF diets and diets rich in butter, olive oil or safflower oil had different effects on the 20 carbon eicosanoid precursor fatty acids in the plasma.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)

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Dietary triacylglycerol modulates sodium-dependent D-glucose transport, fluidity and fatty acid composition of rat small intestinal brush-border membrane.

Rats were maintained on nutritionally complete diets enriched in unsaturated (menhaden fish oil) or saturated (butter fat) triacylglycerols. After 4 weeks, the animals were killed, proximal small intestinal brush-border membranes were prepared, and examined and compared with respect to their lipid composition, molecular species of phosphatidylcholine, lipid fluidity and sodium-dependent D-glucose transport. Membranes prepared from the two dietary groups were found to possess similar ratios of cholesterol/phospholipid (mol/mol), sphingomyelin/phosphatidylcholine (mol/mol), and protein/lipid (w/w). In contrast to these findings, however, striking differences were noted in the total fatty acid compositions of these membranes. Plasma membranes prepared from animals fed the fish oil diet possessed higher percentages of saturated fatty acids as well as (n - 3) unsaturated fatty acids and lower percentages of monounsaturated and (n - 6) unsaturated fatty acids than those prepared from animals fed the butter fat diet. Analysis of the molecular species of phosphatidylcholine by HPLC, moreover, revealed that membranes from rats fed fish oil had higher levels of 16:0-20:5, 16:0-22:6 and 18:0-20:5 and lower levels of 18:0-18:2 and 16:0-18:1 than their butter fat counterparts. As assessed by steady-state fluorescence polarization, differential polarized phase fluorometric and excimer/monomer fluorescence intensity techniques using various fluorophores, the lipid fluidity of membranes from rats fed fish oil was also found to be significantly lower compared to membranes from rats fed butter fat. Finally, comparison of the kinetic parameters of Na+-dependent D-glucose transport revealed that fish oil-membrane vesicles had a higher maximum velocity (Vmax) than butter fat membrane vesicles but a similar Km for glucose.

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The effect of polyunsaturated fats on bile acid metabolism and cholelithiasis in squirrel monkeys.

Squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) were fed diets containing safflower oil, butter, or coconut oil and 1 mg cholesterol/cal for 15--17 mo to examine the effect of type of fat on cholelithiasis and bile acid metabolism. Controls were fed low cholesterol diets containing an isocaloric mixture of the three fats. Cholic acid fractional catabolic rate, pool size, chenodeoxycholic acid pool size, and total bile acid pool size and excretion rate were estimated using a modification of Lindstedt's isotopic turnover procedure. The animals fed the safflower oil diet had the highest incidence of cholelithiasis (9/10) when compared to those fed butter (3/7) and coconut oil (1/7). Animals consuming the low cholesterol control diet did not develop gallstones. The butter- and coconut oil-fed groups had significantly (p less than 0.05) expanded bile acid pools when compared to controls, and the butter-fed group had a significantly increased (p less than 0.05) cholic acid fractional catabolic rate. The safflower oil group had the smallest mean bile acid pool and the highest mean lithogenic index of the cholesterol-fed groups. It was concluded that the safflower oil-fed animals had a higher incidence of cholelithiasis than the butter group because, unlike the latter group, they did not compensate for a high cholesterol intake by stimulating bile acid synthesis. The animals consuming coconut oil apparently did not absorb cholesterol to the extent of the other groups and as a result their bile did not become saturated with cholesterol.

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Evaluation of volatile compounds in different types of ghee using direct injection with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

Desi ghee (DG) was prepared from fermented cream followed by heat clarification (desi method) in the laboratory and butter oil (BO) was prepared from fresh butter by melting and centrifugation. Fresh samples of three brands of industrial ghee (IG-1, IG-2, IG-3) were collected from the local market. Volatile compounds of desi and industrial ghee and butter oil were isolated and concentrated using direct injection and cryofocussing techniques; separation and identification was by Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GCMS). A maximum of 36 compounds were detected in desi ghee whereas compounds detected in three industrial ghee samples varied from 22-29. The lowest number of compounds (16) was detected in butter oil. Of the identified compounds, maltol, 5-hydroxymethyl furfuraldehyde, dihydrodihydroxypyranone, 1,3-butanediol and 1-octanol were identified only in desi ghee volatiles. The concentration of acetic acid was found to be remarkably higher in desi ghee volatiles than in industrial ghee. Also the levels of identified fatty acids, methyl ketones, aldehydes, lactones and alcohols were high in desi ghee volatiles compared with industrial ghee and butter oil. In total, 62 compounds were detected, which included 6 aldehydes, 12 ketones, 8 each of fatty acids, alcohols and lactones, 4 each of esters and hydrocarbons or other compounds, and 12 compounds remained unidentified.

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Lung surfactant and fatty acid composition of lung tissue and lavage of rats fed diets containing different lipids.

Two nutritional models, essential fatty acid (EFA) deficiency and the feeding of saturated vs unsaturated fats, were used to determine the effects of dietary lipids on the fatty acid composition of rat lung and lavage. Semipurified diets containing 7% corn oil, 7% hydrogenated coconut oil (EFA-deficient), 10% butter or 10% safflower oil were fed to dams during lactation and thereafter to their offspring for a total of 24 weeks. Lipids were extracted from the lung lavage and lung tissue and their fatty acid composition was determined. The content of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC), the main surfactant in the lungs, was also determined. The results show that the levels of DPPC in the lungs of rats fed 10% butter decreased although the decrease in the EFA-deficient rats was greater. Comparing rats fed butter with those fed corn oil, there were also modifications in the fatty acid composition of the total lipids and phospholipids of lung tissue and lavage as well as in phosphatidyl-choline, phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylinositol + phosphatidylserine fractions isolated from the lung tissue. The changes in fatty acid composition were somewhat fewer in rats fed butter then in those fed an EFA-deficient diet. The results suggest that a marginal EFA deficiency produced in rats by long-term feeding of 10% butter may account for the reduction in DPPC levels and in the changes in fatty acid composition in the lung tissue and lavage.

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Effects of partial replacement of dietary fat by olestra on dietary cholesterol absorption in man.

Olestra, a nonabsorbable fat substitute comprising long-chain fatty acid esters of sucrose, had been previously shown to reduce cholesterol absorption in humans when ingested at a level of 50 g/d. To determine whether or not a lower level of dietary olestra would also reduce cholesterol absorption, we studied the effect of 7 g of olestra twice a day in 20 normocholesterolemic male inpatients in a double-blind, crossover trial. Two 6-day diet treatment and stool collection periods were separated by a 14-day washout period. Half of the subjects received butter, and half, a butter-olestra blend during each treatment period according to a crossover design. All subjects ingested trace amounts of 3H-cholesterol and 14C-beta-sitosterol with the butter or the butter-olestra blend. Cholesterol absorption was determined from the 3H/14C ratios in the diet and in saponified and extracted stools according to previously validated methodology. Cholesterol absorption during the butter regimen was significantly greater than that during the olestra regimen (56.1% +/- 1.6% v 46.7% +/- 1.1%, P less than .01).

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Maldigestion and colonic fermentation of wheat bread in humans and the influence of dietary fat.

A fraction of wheat bread is malabsorbed in healthy humans. The malabsorbed fraction is bigger than what can be accounted for by in vitro measurements of dietary fibers and resistant starch. To determine whether it is a specific fraction defined by the structure of the starch molecule or a variable amount--which depends on the individual, the amount ingested, and other components of the meal--we performed a dose-response study on wheat bread in healthy human volunteers. Malabsorption was evaluated by using the breath-hydrogen test. Test meals were as follows: 20 g wheat bran mixed in 100 mL water; bread made from 25, 75, 100, 150, and 200 g white wheat flour (WWF); bread made from 0 g WWF and 20 g wheat bran; and bread made from 100 g WWF served with 11 or 26 g butter, corresponding to 20% or 35% of energy from fat in the meals. Three of seven volunteers malabsorbed a fraction of the bread made from 25 g WWF and five of seven a fraction of the bread made from 75 g WWF. All volunteers malabsorbed a fraction of the 100-g WWF bread, Bread made from 180 g WWF and 20 g wheat bran resulted in a breath-hydrogen response of the same magnitude as that from bread made from 200 g WWF alone. The 100-g WWF bread + 11 g butter resulted in a significantly higher breath-hydrogen response than did the bread alone, whereas the 100-g WWF bread + 26 g butter resulted in an average response of the same magnitude as that from bread alone. We conclude that the malabsorbed fraction of wheat bread was dependent on the amount ingested, the composition of the meal, and individual gastrointestinal handling. Fermentation of wheat bran resulted in a very low breath-hydrogen response compared with lactulose or wheat bread. Addition of 11 g butter to the bread seemed to increase the malabsorbed fraction of the starch, an effect that was abolished when the amount of butter was increased to 26 g.

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Oil blends containing partially hydrogenated or interesterified fats: differential effects on plasma lipids.

We compared the effects on plasma lipids of margarines containing either a trans fatty acid- (TFA)-free hard fraction achieved through interesterification (from primarily saturated fatty acids) or a partially hydrogenated hard fraction. Thirty-eight mildly hyperlipidemic subjects consumed a low-fat diet for 2 wk. They were then allocated to 2 groups and underwent 3 dietary interventions for 3 wk each in random order (diets contained 35% of energy as fat with 20% of energy as margarines or butter): group 1 (n = 18), butter, canola oil blend with TFAs, and TFA-free canola oil blend: group 2 (n = 19), butter, polyunsaturated oil blend with TFAs, and TFA-free polyunsaturated oil blend. Plasma LDL-cholesterol concentrations after consumption of all oil blends and after the low-fat diet were not significantly different, but were 11-15% lower than after butter (P < 0.001). Whereas the canola oil blends did not differ from each other in their effects on lipoprotein profiles, the TFA-free polyunsaturated oil blend resulted in a significant 6% reduction (-0.25 mmol/L; 95% CI: -0.08, -0.42) in total and LDL cholesterol compared with the blend containing TFAs (P = 0.006). In the canola oil blend, 10% TFAs and 6% oleic acid were replaced by approximately 14% saturated fatty acids plus a 2% increase in linoleic acid. In the polyunsaturated oil blend, 10% TFAs and 5% linoleic acid were replaced by a 10% increase in saturated fatty acids as well as 3% and 1% increases in oleic and linolenic acids, respectively. We conclude that, compared with butter, TFA-free margarines may be equal to or more effective than margarines containing TFAs in lowering LDL cholesterol.

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Effect of temperature of CO2 injection on the pH and freezing point of milks and creams.

The objectives of this study were to measure the impact of CO2 injection temperature (0 degree C and 40 degrees C) on the pH and freezing point (FP) of (a) milks with different fat contents (i.e., 0, 15, 30%) and (b) creams with 15% fat but different fat characteristics. Skim milk and unhomogenized creams containing 15 and 30% fat were prepared from the same batch of whole milk and were carbonated at 0 and 40 degrees C in a continuous flow CO2 injection unit (230 ml/min). At 0 degree C, milk fat was mostly solid; at 40 degrees C, milk fat was liquid. At the same total CO2 concentration with CO2 injection at 0 degree C, milk with a higher fat content had a lower pH and FP, while with CO2 injection at 40 degrees C, milks with 0%, 15%, and 30% fat had the same pH. This indicated that less CO2 was dissolved in the fat portion of the milk when the CO2 was injected at 0 degree C than when it was injected at 40 degrees C. Three creams, 15% unhomogenized cream, 15% butter oil emulsion in skim milk, and 15% vegetable oil emulsion in skim milk were also carbonated and analyzed as described above. Vegetable oil was liquid at both 0 and 40 degrees C. At a CO2 injection temperature of 0 degree C, the 15% vegetable oil emulsion had a slightly higher pH than the 15% butter oil emulsion and the 15% unhomogenized cream, indicating that the liquid vegetable oil dissolved more CO2 than the mostly solid milk fat and butter oil. No difference in the pH or FP of the 15% unhomogenized cream and 15% butter oil emulsion was observed when CO2 was injected at 0 degree C, suggesting that homogenization or physical dispersion of milk fat globules did not influence the amount of CO2 dissolved in milk fat at a CO2 injection temperature of 0 degree C. At a CO2 injection temperature of 40 degrees C and at the same total CO2 concentration, the 15% unhomogenized cream, 15% vegetable oil emulsion, and 15% butter oil emulsion had similar pH. At the same total concentration of CO2 in cream, injection of CO2 at low temperature (i.e., < 4 degrees C) may produce a better antimicrobial effect during refrigerated shelf life due to the higher concentration of CO2 in the skim portion of the cream.

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