INTRODUCTION High dietary saturated fat intake is associated with higher blood concentrations of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), an established risk factor for coronary heart disease. However, there is increasing interest in whether various dietary oils or fats with different fatty acid profiles such as extra virgin coconut oil may have different metabolic effects but trials have r...

Modifications in dietary fatty acid intake might lead to a modification in membrane phospholipid fatty acid composition. The purpose of this study was to investigate relationship between different type of oil consumption and leukocyte membrane phospholipid composition. This study was carried out in subjects utilizing butter (n = 15), margarine (n = 15), fluid oil (n = 15) and mixed types of oil...

Foods high in monounsaturated fat, such as olive oil, and endurance exercise are both known to independently reduce postprandial TAG concentrations. We examined the combined effects of exercise and dietary fat composition on postprandial TAG concentrations in nine healthy pre-menopausal females (age 26·8 (sd 3·3) years, BMI 22·3 (sd 2·0) kg/m2). Each participant completed four, 2 d trials in a ...

This study identified and explored the sensory characteristics that drive consumer liking of butter. A trained descriptive panel evaluated 27 commercial butters using a defined sensory language. Two focus groups were conducted with butter consumers to gain an understanding of consumer use and consumption habits. Six representative butters and 2 vegetable oil spreads were selected for consumer a...

The excretion of fecal neutral steroids was studied in six normocholesterolemic subjects and one hypercholesterolemic subject fed a standardized diet supplemented with butter fat or corn oil. The neutral steroids in the diets and in feces were identified by gas-liquid chromatography combined with mass spectrometric analyses of the chromatographic effluents. The three main sterols in the diets w...

OBJECTIVE After investigating fixed airways obstruction in butter flavoring-exposed workers at a microwave popcorn plant, we sought to further characterize lung disease risk from airborne butter-flavoring chemicals. METHODS We analyzed data from medical and environmental surveys at six microwave popcorn plants (including the index plant). RESULTS Respiratory symptom and airways obstruction ...

The excretion of fecal neutral steroids was studied in six normocholesterolemic subjects and one hypercholesterolemic subject fed a standardized diet supplemented with butter fat or corn oil. The neutral steroids in the diets and in feces were identified by gas-liquid chromatography combined with mass spectrometric analyses of the chromatographic effluents. The three main sterols in the diets w...