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EFFECTS OF DIETARY XYLITOL ON DIGESTIVE ADAPTATION AND PLASMA LIPIDS IN MONKEYS
Author(s) -
EMIGH G. M.,
BRANEN A. L.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1980.tb07503.x
Subject(s) - xylitol , sucrose , chemistry , cholesterol , food science , blood plasma , biochemistry , biology , fermentation
Xylitol was examined for its effects on pig‐tail monkeys in an oral feeding study. Monkeys were fed diets initially containing 5% xylitol or sucrose. The level of sucrose or xylitol was increased to 20% at a rate of 5% per week and maintained at 20% of the diet for 4 wk. The gradual increase allowed adaptation to xylitol and no diarrhea was observed. Both sucrose and xylitol diets caused an initial increase in levels of plasma triglycerides and cholesterol. No other significant affects on plasma lipids or lipoproteins were observed and all plasma lipids and fractions examined were normal at the end of this study.