title: Effect of fish oil and safflower oil in common Japanese diet on human plasma fatty acid composition.
abstract: The influence of fish oil and safflower oil contained in the common Japanese diet as the main dietary polyunsaturated fatty acid source on plasma fatty acids in ten female student volunteers (21-22 years old) was investigated. The subjects were divided into two groups and fed the experimental diets for five days. The total daily fat intake in the fish diet and safflower oil diet was 54.4 g and 56.2 g, respectively, and the fat derived from fish and safflower oil was 16 g and 23 g, respectively. The proportion of linoleic acid was reduced in the plasma of subjects fed the fish diet and increased in the plasma of subjects fed the safflower oil diet. The plasma levels of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) were significantly elevated in the fish diet group. The ratio of EPA/arachidonic acid (AA) was higher, and those of n-6/n-3 and n-9/n-3 were lower in the plasma of subjects fed the fish diet when compared to the results obtained from plasma of subjects fed the safflower oil diet. From these results, it seems likely that fish oil in the common Japanese diet is a favorable source of plasma EPA and DHA even in such short term supplementation and with such a small amount of daily consumption.
authors: Department of Biochemistry, University of Ilorin, Nigeria.
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: Ogunleiye
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Muraoka
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Niizeki
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Tojo
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Hosokawa
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Sato
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Tashiro
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Urata
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Yamaguchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000097:blood; D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated / Q000378:metabolism*; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids / Q000097:blood; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid / Q000097:blood; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005395:Fish Oils / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D019787:Linoleic Acid; D008041:Linoleic Acids / Q000097:blood; D012450:Safflower Oil / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D005395:Fish Oils; D008041:Linoleic Acids; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D012450:Safflower Oil; D019787:Linoleic Acid; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid