Objective: To compare the effects of a rapeseed oil-based diet containing an increased proportion of easily oxidised polyunsaturated fatty acids such as a-linolenic acid with a diet rich in saturated fatty acids on the degree of lipid peroxidation in the human body. Design: A randomised cross-over study. Subjects and interventions: Nineteen healthy moderately hyperlipidemic subjects (six women and 13 men, age 50 AE 8 y and body mass index (BMI) 24.5 AE 2.6 kg=m 2 ) were given a rapeseed oil-based diet (RO) and a control diet (SAT) rich in saturated fatty acids during two consecutive 4 week periods separated by a 4 week wash-out period. Biomarkers of lipid peroxidation and antioxidants were analysed in plasma and urine. Results: No significant differences in plasma or urinary levels of free 8-iso-prostaglandin F 2a , plasma total 8-isoprostaglandin F 2a plasma hydroperoxides or plasma malondialdehyde were observed between the RO and SAT diets (P ¼ 0.14 -0.95). A higher concentration of serum g-tocopherol was detected after the RO diet compared to the SAT diet (P < 0.001), whereas the serum a-tocopherol concentration and plasma antioxidative capacity did not differ between the two test diets. The total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and LDL=HDL ratio were lower after the RO diet compared to the SAT diet (P < 0.001), while HDL cholesterol and total triglyceride levels were similar after the two diets. Conclusion: These results suggest that a rapeseed oil-based diet rich in a-linolenic acid does not seem to increase the degree of lipid peroxidation in plasma and urine compared to a diet rich in saturated fats. This is possibly due to a sufficient content of antioxidants in the rapeseed oil diet to increase circulating concentrations of antioxidants that may protect unsaturated fatty acids from oxidation.
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