BACKGROUND The short-term cholesterol-lowering efficacy of plant stanol esters has been open to debate, and the data from different clinical studies with hypercholesterolemic subjects are variable, partly due to lack of systematic studies. Therefore, we investigated the time in days needed to obtain the full cholesterol-lowering effect of stanol esters in hypercholesterolemic subjects. METHOD...

As practical cooks we are concerned mainly with serving good food, i.e. food that is nourishing, well flavoured and pleasing to the eye. We maintain that the present weekly fat ration of 3 oz. butter, 4 oz. margarine and I oz. cooking fat for one person is inadequate for the presentation of food in an appetizing and attractive manner, if all meals have to be provided at home. Weekly reversal of...

Consumption of diets high in hydrogenated fat/trans fatty acids has been shown to have an adverse affect on lipoprotein profiles with respect to cardiovascular disease risk. Dietary fat and cholesterol play an important role in the regulation of immune and inflammatory responses shown to be involved in atherogenesis. We investigated the effects of diets containing hydrogenated fat on cellular i...

abstract: large quantities of beef and mutton tallow are available in iran every year. if these products are processed and formulated properly and scientifically, the need to import oils and fats in a substantial quantities might be reduced. the aim of this study is to fractionate beef tallow into different fractions and carry out physical and chemical tests on each isolated fraction. beef fat ...

Observational epidemiological studies have shown that low carotenoid intake and/or low carotenoid blood levels increase the risk of degenerative diseases like age-related macular degeneration. Functional foods enriched with plant sterol or stanol esters may lower serum concentrations of fat-soluble carotenoids. Theoretically, as a result the macular pigment optical density (MPOD), a marker for ...

In this issue of the journal, Williams and colleagues report the results of their study of nineteen twoto five-year old healthy children who received three grams of stanol in a margarine or five grams of wheat fiber in breakfast cereal for one month periods in a randomized crossover design [1]. Stanol margarine reduced total cholesterol by 12.4% and LDL cholesterol by 15.5%, while wheat bran re...

Non-trans-fat (NTF) margarine was produced by substituting partially-hydrogenated palm oil in blend with fully-hydrogenated oil. Three types of NTF blends were used this study. To obtain an similar physical properties to the reference blend, which contain oil, melting and crystallization kinetics evaluated. The iodine value raw material measured, mixed form blends. Fatty acid composition (FAC) ...

current interests towards lowering fat content in food products and producing healthier and safer foods, have convinced ice cream manufacturers to substitute milk fat in ice cream with either carbohydrate or protein based fat replacers. in the present work, reduced-fat ice cream (5% fat) was produced using milk protein concentrate (65%) and inulin as fat replacers (0, 2 and 4%) as well as two t...

PURPOSE To assess oxidative stress and the profile of fatty acids incorporated into the hepatic tissue of animals refed with high-fat (HF) diets after acute food restriction. METHODS Fifty male Wistar rats were divided into five groups and fasting for 48 hours. One group was sacrificed without refeeding (NR), a control group (C) was refed with the standard AIN-93 diet and the remaining groups...

Intake of trans fatty acids unfavorably affects blood lipoproteins. As margarines are a major source of trans, claims for the advantages of margarines over butter need to be scrutinized. Here we review dietary trials that directly compared the effects of butter and margarine on blood lipids. We identified 20 studies in which subjects had stable body weights, and margarine and butter were exchan...