The effect of replacing dietary saturated fat with polyunsaturated or monounsaturated fat on plasma lipids in free-living young adults.

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OBJECTIVE: To examine, in free-living adults eating self-selected diets, the effects on plasma cholesterol of substituting saturated fat rich foods with either n-6 polyunsaturated or monounsaturated fat rich foods while at the same time adhering to a total fat intake of 30-33% of dietary energy. DESIGN: Two randomised crossover trials. SETTING: General community. SUBJECTS: Volunteer sample of healthy free-living nutrition students at the University of Otago. Trial I, n=29; and trial II, n=42....

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Authors: Hodson, L; Skeaff, C; Chisholm, W

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: European journal of clinical nutrition
• Volume: 55
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 908-915
• Publication date: 2001-10-01
• DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601234
• EISSN: 1476-5640
• ISSN: 0954-3007
• Language: English
• Keywords: Humans; Dietary Fats, Unsaturated; Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; Triglycerides; Treatment Outcome; Adult; Cholesterol; Dietary Fats; Male; Cholesterol, HDL; Fatty Acids, Omega-6; Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; Cross-Over Studies; Cholesterol, LDL; Energy Intake; Female