Abstract
Five kinds of trial margarines, Camellia oil and lard were taken, 60g, per day for a week by seven groups each group consisting of five girls, and serum cholesterol levels before and after the period were compared.
Five kinds of the margarines were made from No. 2 Safflower oil (45%) and hydrogenated Cottonseed oil (55%)
No. 3 Safflower oil (45%) and hydrogenated Cocconut oil (55%)
No. 4 Corn oil (45%) and hydrogenated Cocconut oil (55%)
No. 5 Corn oil (45%) and hydrogenated Cottonseed oil (55%)
No. 6 Hydrogenated fish oil only Results obtained were as follows:
All oils except lard, which distinctly increased the serum cholesterol level by 18%, scarcely gave effect on the cholesterol level.
From the view point of composition of fatty acids of the used oils, there were no close corelations between their effects and the essential fatty acid contents, nor the saturated acid content×essential acid content as reported in rats by Hegsted et al.
Only a mere corelation with their iodine value could be found.
