title: Cholesterol vehicle in experimental atherosclerosis 24: avocado oil.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine atherogenicity of avocado oil relative to saturated (coconut oil), monounsaturated (olive oil) and polyunsaturated (corn oil) fats.
  
  
  METHODS
  New Zealand White rabbits were fed a semipurified diet containing 0.2% cholesterol and 14% fat for 90 days. They were then necropsied and severity of atherosclerosis was determined visually.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Coconut oil was the most atherogenic fat. Corn oil was only slightly less atherogenic than either olive or avocado oils. Percentage of serum HDL cholesterol was highest in the rabbits fed the two monounsaturated fats.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Avocado oil is of the same order of atherogenicity as corn oil and olive oil.
authors.affiliation: The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. kritchevsky@mail.wistar.upenn.edu
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kritchevsky
authors.forename: Shirley A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Tepper
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Susanne K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Czarnecki
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Nicolosi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D000074263:Coconut Oil; D003314:Corn Oil; D004036:Diet, Atherogenic; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D027421:Persea; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011817:Rabbits; D011897:Random Allocation; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D010938:Plant Oils; D003314:Corn Oil; D002784:Cholesterol; D000074263:Coconut Oil