“…For the secondary analysis, ten participants from each dietary group who completed the study protocol were randomly selected by a computer-generated random number list for fatty acid analysis. Total lipids were extracted from 300 μl of plasma using a modified Folch method ( 21 ), as previously described ( 22 , 23 ). Lipid extraction was performed with 2:1 chloroform:methanol in the presence of 10 μg of unesterified heptadecanoic acid, cholesteryl ester (CE), triglyceride (TG), and phosphatidylcholine (17:0 FFA, CE, TG; Nu-Chek Prep, Inc; phosphatidylcholine; Avanti Polar Lipids) as the internal standard.…”