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Food Lipids: Chemistry, Nutrition, and Biotechnology

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Table 4 Fatty Acid Composition of an LDL Particle After<br />

Consumption of a Diet Rich in Oleic Acid or Linoleic Acids [46]<br />

Fatty acid<br />

Diet (g per 100 g of fatty acid)<br />

Oleic acid Linoleic acid<br />

Saturated 24.7 24.8<br />

Monounsaturated 25.0 20.4<br />

Polyunsaturated 50.3 54.8<br />

n-6 45.7 51.2<br />

n-3 4.1 3.3<br />

linoleic acid in the LDL particle (Table 4). Therefore, it can be expected that, at least<br />

in vitro, LDL is more easily oxidized after consumption of linoleic acid–enriched<br />

diets. Indeed, several studies have demonstrated that replacement of oleic acid in the<br />

diet for linoleic acid may result in a decreased lag time, a higher production of<br />

dienes, <strong>and</strong> a reduced oxidation rate. In addition, LDL uptake by macrophages was<br />

increased after consumption of linoleic acid–enriched diets, suggesting that in vivo<br />

the LDL was modified to a greater extent [46–50].<br />

b. Effects of n-6 vs. n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids. Consumption of fish oils<br />

or fish oil capsules, which are rich in EPA <strong>and</strong> DHA, also affects the fatty acid<br />

composition of the LDL particle. The amount of these two n-3 polyunsaturated fatty<br />

acids increases mainly at the cost of n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (Table 5). Effects<br />

of fish oil relative to linoleic acid supplementation on LDL oxidation are<br />

contradictory.<br />

Suzukawa et al. [51] found a reduction in lag time after in vitro copper-mediated<br />

LDL oxidation <strong>and</strong> an increased uptake of LDL by macrophages after supplementation<br />

with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids as compared with a corn oil–<br />

supplemented diet. Oostenbrug et al. [52] found dietary fish oils to increase the<br />

maximal amount of conjugated dienes formed during in vitro copper-mediated oxidation,<br />

whereas the lag time decreased. Several other studies demonstrated an increase<br />

in the amount of TBArs in plasma <strong>and</strong> in LDL after fish oil supplementation<br />

Table 5 Fatty Acid Composition of an LDL Particle After<br />

Consumption of a Diet Rich in n-6 or n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty<br />

Acids from Corn or Fish Oil, Respectively [51]<br />

Fatty acid<br />

Diet (g per 100 g of fatty acid)<br />

Corn oil Fish oil<br />

Saturated 25.5 26.1<br />

Monounsaturated 23.5 22.3<br />

Polyunsaturated 48.9 49.3<br />

n-6 46.4 40.7<br />

n-3 2.5 8.6<br />

Copyright 2002 by Marcel Dekker, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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