Description Medium chain triglycerides (MCTs) are a class of lipids in which three saturated fats are bound to a glycerol backbone. What distinguishes MCTs from other triglycerides is the fact that each fat molecule is between six and twelve carbons in length. MCTs are a component of many foods, with coconut and palm oils being the dietary sources with the highest concentration of MCTs. MCTs ar...

Previous research has identified obesity and increased body adiposity in midlife with late-life cognitive dementias such as Alzheimer disease (1). However, there is also evidence that cognitive deficits related to obesity may begin decades earlier (2). For example, recent reports have linked high BMI and body adiposity in children and adolescents to deficits in indexes of inhibition, cognitive ...

Abstract Consumers are becoming aware of the relevance eating low levels trans and saturated fats in processed foods. In addition, many countries adopting regulatory measures on use these ingredients. For this reason, exploration new technologies capable producing structures that trap liquid oil (composed mainly unsaturated fatty acids, which considered healthier) has been widely investigated t...

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder in reproductive age women. The prevalence of PCOS among Iranian women is 14.6% based on the Rotterdam definition. PCOS can increase the risk of chronic metabolic complications. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is one of the most important of them. Insulin resistance is fundamental in PCOS and MetS pathophysiology. MetS ...

BACKGROUND Gallstones are a highly prevalent condition; however, the nutritional and lifestyle risk factors of this disease are not well understood. OBJECTIVE We evaluated the association between diet, physical activity, and incident cases of gallstones diagnosed by ultrasound in a population-based, case-control study. DESIGN One hundred patients with newly diagnosed gallstones and 290 rand...

Evidence indicates that dietary trans fatty acids (TFA) obtained from partially hydrogenated vegetable oils (PHVO) increase the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Studies have implicated TFA in increasing the risk and incidence of diabetes. Furthermore, TFA may compromise fetal and early infant growth and development. In rats, partial substitution of either linoleic acid (18:2 n-6) with satu...

OBJECTIVE To analyse the association between macronutrient intake and body mass index (BMI). DESIGN A series of hospital-based case-control studies. SETTINGS Selected teaching and general hospitals in several Italian regions. SUBJECTS A total of 6619 subjects from the comparison groups of the case-control studies were included in the analysis. METHODS We obtained data from a validated 7...

The original observation by Kinsell and his associates (3) and by Groen and his associates (4) that the feeding of saturated fats results in an elevation whereas the feeding of unsaturated fats causes a lowering of serum cholesterol has been confirmed repeatedly in both man (5-7) and experimental animals (7-10). Theoretically, unsaturated fats might produce a lowering of serum cholesterol in at...

Although the isolation of n-heptadecanoic acid (margaric acid) from natural fats has often been reported (cf. Ralston, 1948), there appears to be no case on record where the identification of the acid from these sources has been irrefutably established. Ralston (1948) states: 'All the naturally occurring heptadecanoic acids which have been described and subsequently investigated have been shown...

Substances possessing the same histochemical properties as the ceroid in cirrhotic livers of rats fed choline-deficient diets have been prepared from various unsaturated fats, fatty acids and their esters by autoxidation but could not be obtained from hydrocarbons or saturated fats or fatty acids. The formation of ceroid-like substances occurred first on surfaces or at interfaces in the reactio...