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http://www.fasebj.org/content/30/1_Supplement/904.19.short
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Abstract
The American Heart Association has
projected that by 2030, 40.5% of the US population will have some form
of cardiovascular
disease (CVD). Elevated blood cholesterol, high
blood pressure, and smoking are major risk factors for CVD. The current
dietary
recommendations to improve HDL cholesterol include
drinking alcohol in moderation and choosing healthier dietary fats
(monounsaturated
and polyunsaturated) while limiting saturated fat
to less than 7% total daily energy. Conversely, some research suggests
that
consuming 20–30% of energy as coconut oil (CO),
which is high in saturated fat, may raise HDL. In secondary data
analyses
of a fish oil (FO) supplementation trial, we noted a
significant improvement in HDL in healthy adults supplementing only 2
g CO daily for 8 weeks (~1% total daily energy).
Forty-eight healthy individuals (24 FO and 24 CO, 12/36 M/F; 26.5±8.5 y,
BMI, 24.5±3.6 kg/m2) were stratified by
blood type, gender, age, and BMI and randomly assigned to one of two
supplement groups: FO, 2000 mg/d,
or CO, 2000 mg/d. At baseline, there were no
significant mean differences in total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, or
triglycerides
between the groups. CO supplementation improved HDL
cholesterol in comparison to FO (+4.5±7.9 vs. −0.6±6.9 mg/dL, p=0.026).
Changes in LDL cholesterol and the total
cholesterol/HDL ratio did not differ between groups (+3.6±19.0 vs.
+1.9±18.7 mg/dL
and −0.13±0.48 vs. +0.01±0.31 mg/dL respectively).
These data suggest that much smaller amounts of CO than previously
reported
can significantly raise HDL without adversely
impacting LDL or total cholesterol; however, more research is needed to
confirm
these secondary findings.
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Footnotes
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This abstract is from the Experimental Biology 2016 Meeting. There is no full text article associated with this abstract published in The FASEB Journal.
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