Table 4

Fasting plasma lipid, lipoprotein cholesterol, glucose, and insulin concentrations after 4 wk of test diets


Test diet


POL1
PHSO2
IE3

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)
4.93 ± 0.58
5.03 ± 0.69
4.89 ± 0.63
HDL-C (mmol/L)
1.43 ± 0.24a,b
1.32 ± 0.24a
1.30 ± 0.22b
% change vs POL
--
-7.6 ± 6.7
-9.1 ± 6.7
LDL-C (mmol/L)
3.08 ± 0.54c
3.30 ± 0.63c
3.20 ± 0.61
% change vs POL
--
7.2 ± 11.5
3.8 ± 9.7
VLDL-C (mmol/L)
0.42 ± 0.16
0.41 ± 0.16
0.40 ± 0.13
Triacylglycerol (mmol/L)
0.91 ± 0.34
0.88 ± 0.35
0.86 ± 0.28
TC/HDL-C
3.53 ± 0.68a,b
3.91 ± 0.82a
3.88 ± 0.83b
% change vs POL
--
10.8 ± 8.5
9.7 ± 9.0
LDL-C/HDL-C
2.23 ± 0.59a,b
2.59 ± 0.69a
2.56 ± 0.74b
% change vs POL
--
16.0 ± 12.1
14.7 ± 13.4
Plasma glucose (mmol/L)
5.62 ± 0.48a,c,
5.91 ± 0.58b,c
6.67 ± 0.70a,b
% change vs POL
--
5.1 ± 9.6
18.7 ± 11.3
Plasma insulin (uIU/mL)
10.11 ± 4.67a
9.12 ± 3.92c
7.93 ± 3.18a,c
% change vs POL
---
-9.7 ± 26.0
-21.6 ± 22.2

Mean ± SD ; n = 30

1POL, palm olein; 2PHSO, partially hydrogenated soybean oil; 3IE, interesterified fat (see text for details of fat composition)

a,b means with common superscripts differ, p < 0.001. c p < 0.05

Sundram et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2007 4:3   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-4-3