The influence of a diet containing salmon flesh and
its oil on plasma lipids, cholesterol absorption, as well
as fecal neutral and acidic steroid excretion was studied.
Two female and four male normolipidemic subjects were
fed diets containing approximately 40% of their caloric
intake from salmon oil, polyunsaturated vegetable oil
or saturated fat. Each diet was fed for four weeks. Venous
blood was drawn twice weekly for the determination
of plasma cholesterol and triglycerides. C¹⁴ cholesterol
was administered during the last week of each dietary
period to determine the absorption of dietary cholesterol.
Fecal neutral and acidic steroids were determined in feces
collected following the administration of the isotope.
Compared to the saturated fat diet, plasma cholesterol
was significantly lower following the salmon and linoleic
acid diets. The salmon diet produced significantly lower
plasma triglycerides than the polyunsaturated vegetable
oil and saturated fat diets. The absorption of cholesterol
and the fecal excretion of neutral and acidic steroids
were not significantly altered by diet. / Graduation date: 1981
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/27481 |
| Date | 18 December 1980 |
| Creators | Lewis, Julie Maureen |
| Contributors | Miller, Lorraine T. |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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