Limited Effect of Dietary Saturated Fat on Plasma Saturated Fat in the Context of a Low Carbohydrate Diet

Description:

Authors showed that a hypocaloric carbohydrate restricted diet (CRD) had two striking effects: (1) a reduction in plasma saturated fatty acids (SFA) despite higher intake than a low fat diet, and (2) a decrease in inflammation despite a significant increase in arachidonic acid (ARA). These findings are consistent with the concept that dietary saturated fat is efficiently metabolize in the presence of low carbohydrate, and that a CRD results in better preservation of plasma ARA.

Reference:

Volek (2009). "Carbohydrate Restriction has a More Favorable Impact on the Metabolic Syndrome than a Low Fat Diet." Lipids 44(4): 297-309.

Url: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20820932