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Fatty acid composition of habitual omnivore and vegetarian diets.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17069347     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
High-fat diets are implicated in the onset of cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, and obesity. Large intakes of saturated and trans FA, together with low levels of PUFA, particularly long-chain (LC) omega-3 (n-3) PUFA, appear to have the greatest impact on the development of CVD. A high n-6:n-3 PUFA ratio is also considered a marker of elevated risk of CVD, though little accurate data on dietary intake is available. A new Australian food composition database that reports FA in foods to two decimal places was used to assess intakes of FA in four habitual dietary groups. Analysis using the database found correlations between the dietary intakes of LC n-3 PUFA and the plasma phospholipid LC n-3 PUFA concentrations of omnivore and vegetarian subjects. High meat-eaters (HME), who consumed large amounts of food generally, had significantly higher LC n-3 PUFA intakes (0.29 g/d) than moderate meat-eaters (MME) (0.14 g/d), whose intakes in turn were significantly higher than those of ovolacto-vegetarians or vegans (both 0.01 g/d). The saturated FA intake of MME subjects (typical of adult male Australians) was not different from ovolacto-vegetarian intakes, whereas n-6:n-3 intake ratios in vegetarians were significantly higher than in omnivores. Thus, accurate dietary and plasma FA analyses suggest that regular moderate consumption of meat and fish maintains a plasma FA profile possibly more conducive to good health.
Authors:
Neil Mann; Yvonne Pirotta; Stella O'Connell; Duo Li; Fiona Kelly; Andy Sinclair
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Lipids     Volume:  41     ISSN:  0024-4201     ISO Abbreviation:  Lipids     Publication Date:  2006 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-10-30     Completed Date:  2006-11-14     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0060450     Medline TA:  Lipids     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  637-46     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Food Science, Lipid Research Group, School of Applied Science, RMIT University, Melbourne 3001, Australia. neil.mann@rmit.edu.au
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Animals
Australia
Diet* / classification
Diet, Vegetarian*
Dietary Fats / analysis
Fatty Acids / blood*
Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / analysis
Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / analysis*
Fishes
Humans
Male
Meat
Middle Aged
Phospholipids / blood,  chemistry
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Dietary Fats; 0/Fatty Acids; 0/Fatty Acids, Omega-3; 0/Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; 0/Phospholipids

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