Optimizing Dietary Fatty Acids to Lower Metabolic Risk Factors Among Canadians

Summary

Scientists believe that what happens to dietary fats after they are eaten, especially how they cleared from the blood, affects risks of heart disease and diabetes is more important than measuring blood fats after an overnight fast. Little is known about what happens in the 6-8 hours after eating common oils available in Canada such as soybean, canola, olive, sunflower or flax oils. Vegetable oils have different types of fatty acids. This study will gather information on what happens to these fatty acids after they are eaten in a meal. The purpose of this research is to show that clearance of fat from the blood varies with the type of vegetable oil in a meal.

Conditions

• Postprandial Lipaemia

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Butter and Vegetable oils from soy, flaxseed, high oleic safflower and canola

Test meals prepared with different common fats and oils and consumed by test subjects. Postprandial lipids will be assessed for 6 hours after the consumption of the test meal.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

In this study subjects will consume test meals containing vegetable oils (soy, flaxseed, high oleic safflower and canola) and butter

Test meals prepared with different common fats and oils and consumed by test subjects. Postprandial lipids will be assessed for 6 hours after the consumption of the test meal.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

In this study subjects will consume test meals containing vegetable oils (soy, flaxseed, high oleic safflower and canola) and butter

Test meals prepared with different common fats and oils and consumed by test subjects. Postprandial lipids will be assessed for 6 hours after the consumption of the test meal.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

In this study subjects will consume test meals containing vegetable oils (soy, flaxseed, high oleic safflower and canola) and butter

Test meals prepared with different common fats and oils and consumed by test subjects. Postprandial lipids will be assessed for 6 hours after the consumption of the test meal.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Flax Council of Canada

  collaborator OTHER

• University of British Columbia

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Sheila M. Innis, Dr. · University of British Columbia

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

SINGLE

Model

CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2009-07-31

Primary Completion

2013-01-31

Completion

2013-01-31

Countries

• Canada

Study Locations