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The hypercholesterolemic effect of dietary coconut fat versus corn oil in hypo‐ or hyperresponsive rabbits is not exerted through influencing cholesterol absorption
Author(s) -
Meijer G. W.,
Lemmens A. G.,
Versluis A.,
Van Zutphen L. F. M.,
Beynen A. C.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
lipids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.601
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1558-9307
pISSN - 0024-4201
DOI - 10.1007/bf02537195
Subject(s) - coconut oil , cholesterol , corn oil , clinical chemistry , lipidology , polyunsaturated fatty acid , food science , polyunsaturated fat , chemistry , absorption (acoustics) , fatty acid , saturated fat , biochemistry , physics , acoustics
Abstract In two inbred strains of rabbits with high or low response of plasma cholesterol to dietary saturated versus polyunsaturated fatty acids, the efficiency of intestinal cholesterol absorption was measured. The feeding of a cholesterol‐free purified diet containing saturated fatty acids in the form of coconut fat, when compared with a diet containing corn oil as polyunsaturated fatty acids, did not influence the efficiency of cholesterol absorption in the two rabbit strains. Irrespective of the dietary fat source, the hyperresponsive rabbits absorbed cholesterol more efficiently. It is concluded that the hypercholesterolemic effect of dietary coconut fat versus corn oil is not exerted by influencing cholesterol absorption.