Fats are essential components of the diet, and have a critical role in the growth and development of the neonate. Far from being simply compact sources of energy (providing 40-50% of calorie requirements), they are also integral constituents of neural and retinal tissues. 2 Dietary fats come in three forms: triacylglycerols; phospholipids; and cholesterol esters, all of which contain fatty acid...

BACKGROUND The effects of dietary fats on the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) have traditionally been estimated from their effects on LDL cholesterol. Fats, however, also affect HDL cholesterol, and the ratio of total to HDL cholesterol is a more specific marker of CAD than is LDL cholesterol. OBJECTIVE The objective was to evaluate the effects of individual fatty acids on the ratis of ...

BACKGROUND This review provides a reappraisal of the potential effects of dairy foods, including dairy fats, on cardiovascular disease (CVD)/coronary heart disease (CHD) risk. Commodities and foods containing saturated fats are of particular focus as current public dietary recommendations are directed toward reducing the intake of saturated fats as a means to improve the overall health of the p...

The effects of dietary unsaturated and saturated fats on chemically induced colon carcinogenesis were examined in male Donryu rats. The rats were fed two types of semipurified diets consisting of 5% linoleic acid or 4.7% stearic acid plus 0.3% essential fatty acid as dietary fats. The rats were treated with azoxymethane (7.4 mg/kg body weight) s.c. once a week for 11 weeks and sacrificed 15 wee...

Endocannabinoids and their G-protein coupled receptors (GPCR) are a current research focus in the area of obesity due to the system's role in food intake and glucose and lipid metabolism. Importantly, overweight and obese individuals often have higher circulating levels of the arachidonic acid-derived endocannabinoids anandamide (AEA) and 2-arachidonoyl glycerol (2-AG) and an altered pattern of...

Dole and co-workers ( 1 ) reported that the fatty acid composition of serum chylomicrons and other serum lipid classes was remarkably stable despite the feeding of fats of widely different composition. Blomstrand and Dahlbach (2) analyzed the fatty acid composition of human thoracic duct chyle in two subjects after the feeding of fat formulas and observed that lymph triglycerides closely resemb...

Background: The effects of dietary fats on the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) have traditionally been estimated from their effects on LDL cholesterol. Fats, however, also affect HDL cholesterol, and the ratio of total to HDL cholesterol is a more specific marker of CAD than is LDL cholesterol. Objective: The objective was to evaluate the effects of individual fatty acids on the ratis of ...