Concerns about the use of 15:0, 17:0, and trans-16:1n-7 as biomarkers of dairy fat intake in recent observational studies that suggest beneficial effects of dairy food on incidence of diabetes and stroke.
From the Nutrition Research Division, Food Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (e-mail: nimal.ratnayake@hc-sc.gc.ca).
W M Nimal
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Ratnayake
D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood*; D003611:Dairy Products; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood*; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000097:blood*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020521:Stroke / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology*
D015415:Biomarkers; D004041:Dietary Fats; D005227:Fatty Acids