Nutrition and biochemistry of trans and positional fatty acid isomers in hydrogenated oils.

INTRODUCTION..................................................................................... 340 DIETARY SOURCES OF ISOMERIC FATTY ACIDS 340 DIETARY INTAKE OF HYDROGENATED FATS AND FATTY ACID ISOMERS... 341 PHYSIOLOGICAL AND METABOLIC STUDIES 342 Absorption.......................................................................................... 342 Growth. Organ Size,and Longevity......... 343 Cell Function 344 EFFECT OF ISOMERIC FATS ON LIPID-METABOLIZING ENZYMES 345 Desaturases and Elongases 345 Lecithin:Cholesterol Acyltransferase 346 Oxygenases......................................................................................... 346 Prostaglandin Synthetase........................................................................ 347 EFFECT OF ISOMERIC FATS ON LIPOPROTEINS. TISSUE LIPIDS. AND FATTY ACID COMPOSITION................................................................. 347 Serum Lipid and Lipoprotein Concentrations 347 Tissue Lipid Class Concentrations............................................................. 348 Farry Acid Composition 349 HEALTH-RELATED NUTRITION STUDIES 350 Atherosclerosis.................................................................................... 350 Cancer 351 Prostaglandins and Related Studies........................................................... 352