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Effects of different dietary intake of essential fatty acids on C20:3 omega 6 and C20:4 omega 6 serum levels in human adults
- Source :
- Lipids. 20(4)
- Publication Year :
- 1985
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Abstract
- Four diets which differed in fatty acid composition were provided for five months each to a group of 24 healthy nun volunteers. The diets contained 54% carbohydrates, 16% proteins and 30% lipids. One-third of the lipid part remained unchanged during the whole study, and two-thirds were modified during each period. For this latter portion, one of the following dietary fats was used: sunflower oil, peanut oil, low erucic acid rapeseed (LEAR) oil or milk fats. This procedure allowed an evaluation of the effects of various amounts of dietary linoleic acid (C18:2 omega 6) and alpha-linolenic acid (C18:3 omega 3) on the serum level of their metabolites. A diet providing a large amount of linoleic acid (14% of the total caloric intake) resulted in low levels of dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid (C20:3 omega 6) and arachidonic acid (C20:4 omega 6) in serum phospholipids and cholesteryl esters. A diet providing a small amount of linoleic acid (0.6% to 1.3% of the total caloric intake) induced high levels of omega 6 fatty acid derivatives. Intermediate serum levels of C20:3 omega 6 and C20:4 omega 6 were found with a linoleic acid supply of about 6.5% of the total caloric intake. Serum levels of omega 6 metabolites were not different after two diets providing a similar supply of C18:2 omega 6 (4.5% to 6.5% of the total caloric intake), although in one of them the supply of C18:3 omega 3 was higher (1.5% for LEAR oil versus 0.13% for peanut oil).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
- Subjects :
- Adult
food.ingredient
Linolenic Acids
Linoleic acid
Arachidonic Acids
Biochemistry
chemistry.chemical_compound
food
Humans
Food science
Triglycerides
Aged
chemistry.chemical_classification
Arachidonic Acid
Fatty Acids, Essential
alpha-Linolenic acid
Cholesterol
Sunflower oil
Organic Chemistry
Body Weight
alpha-Linolenic Acid
Cell Biology
Middle Aged
Dietary Fats
chemistry
Erucic acid
Omega-6 fatty acid
Peanut oil
lipids (amino acids, peptides, and proteins)
Arachidonic acid
Female
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00244201
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Lipids
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3474c0d95e3efcb3ccc5e274a37d2206