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Influence of diet fat saturation on rates of cholesterol synthesis and esterification in healthy young men Mazier, Marie Jeanne Patricia

Abstract

To examine the effect of diet fat type on rates of cholesterol synthesis and esterification during feeding and fasting, nine healthy male subjects were fed solid-food diets of 40% fat as predominantly either olive oil (MONO), safflower-oil margarine (POLY), or butter (SAT). At the end of each two-week diet trial, subjects were given deuterium (D) oxide orally and de novo synthesis was measured from D incorporation into cholesterol and interpreted as rates of fractional synthesis (FSR) (pools/day) into the rapidly exchangeable free cholesterol (FC) pool. Absolute synthesis rates (ASR) were calculated as the product of FSR and the FC pool. Pool size for each subject was obtained from analysis of the specific activity decay curve of an intravenous injection of 4-14C-cholesterol over nine months. Synthesis was measured over two consecutive 12-h fed periods followed by two consecutive 12-h fasted periods. Serum samples were also assayed for lathosterol concentration, an index of cholesterol synthesis. Serum cholesterol and non-HDL cholesterol concentrations were highest on the SAT diet, lowest (P

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