Effects of butter oil blends with increased concentrations of stearic, oleic and linolenic acid on blood lipids in young adults.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this present project was to evaluate a more satisfactory effect on plasma lipoprotein profile of spreads based on dairy fat.


METHODS
This study was designed as a randomised cross-over experiment with a three-week treatment separated by a three-week wash-out period. Sixty five grams of the fat content of the habitual diets was replaced by either butter/grapeseed oil (90:10) (BG); butter oil and low erucic rapeseed oil (65:35) (BR) or butter blended in a 1:1 ratio with a interesterified mixture of rapeseed oil and fully hydrogenated rapeseed oil (70: 30) (BS).


METHODS
Thirteen healthy free-living young men (age 21-26 y) fulfilled the study.


METHODS
At the beginning and end of each diet period two venous blood samples were collected. Triacylglycerol and cholesterol concentrations in total plasma and VLDL, LDL, IDL and HDL fractions were measured, as were apo A-1 and apo B concentrations. Fatty acid composition of plasma phospholipids, plasma cholesterol ester and platelets was also determined.


RESULTS
Significantly (P < 0.05) lower total and LDL-cholesterol concentrations were observed after the BR and BS period, compared to BG. The effect of BR and BS did not differ. BG and BR resulted in equal concentrations of HDL-C, but significantly higher than BS. Consequently, a significantly lower LDL-C/HDL-C ratio was seen after the BR treatment compared to BG and BS. Apo A-1 concentrations were not significantly different, but Apo B was significantly increased after BG.


CONCLUSIONS
Partially replacing milk fat with rapeseed oil seems to yield a more healthy spread. Stearic acid had a HDL-C lowering effect compared to milk fat, but did not affect LDL-C significantly. The addition of stearic acid did not improve the plasma lipoprotein profile for young men with low cholesterol levels.
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Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Center for Food Research, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby.
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Hølmer
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Jensen
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Sandström
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D000328:Adult; D002079:Butter; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008042:Linolenic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D019301:Oleic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000097:blood; D013229:Stearic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*
D004041:Dietary Fats; D008042:Linolenic Acids; D008055:Lipids; D010743:Phospholipids; D013229:Stearic Acids; D014280:Triglycerides; D019301:Oleic Acid; D002079:Butter; D002784:Cholesterol