Diets rich in conjugated linoleic acid and vaccenic acid have no effect on blood pressure and isobaric arterial elasticity in healthy young men.
The objective of this study was to examine the effect on blood pressure (BP) and isobaric arterial elasticity (AE), as a measure of arterial health, of a commercial mixture of conjugated linoleic acids (CLA) and of milk fat produced through livestock feeding to have a high content of vaccenic acid (VA). Healthy young men (n = 60) with a BMI of 22.5 +/- 2 kg/m2 (mean +/- SD) participated in this double-blind, randomized, 5-wk, parallel intervention study. The participants substituted 115 g of their daily fat intake with fat from 1 of 3 test diets: 1) CLA-diet rich in CLA (4.7 g/d of c9,t11- and t10,c12-CLA isomers in equal amounts); 2) VA-diet rich in VA (3.6 g/d); or 3) C-diet, a control diet with a low content of VA and CLA. All test diets were based on milk fat. BP and AE (measured by an oscillometric method) were measured before and after the intervention period. The effects of the test diets did not differ on any outcome variable: e.g., systolic- and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP), pulse pressure (PP), isobaric arterial compliance (AC), distensibility (AD), or volume (AV). In conclusion, diets rich in milk fat and either CLA or VA have no effect on BP or AE indices in healthy young men compared with a control diet.
Raff
Marianne
M
Department of Human Nutrition, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg, Denmark. mrf@kvl.dk
Tholstrup
Tine
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Sejrsen
Kristen
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Straarup
Ellen M
EM
Wiinberg
Niels
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001158:Arteries / Q000502:physiology*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002788:Cholesterol Esters / Q000097:blood; D004032:Diet; D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004548:Elasticity; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D044243:Linoleic Acids, Conjugated / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D008892:Milk / Q000737:chemistry; D009829:Oleic Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000032:analysis; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000097:blood; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D015430:Weight Gain
D002788:Cholesterol Esters; D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated; D005227:Fatty Acids; D044243:Linoleic Acids, Conjugated; D009829:Oleic Acids; D010743:Phospholipids; D014280:Triglycerides; C050413:11-octadecenoic acid