Cooking with soyabean oil increases whole-blood α-linolenic acid in school-aged children: results from a randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Supply of essential n-3 PUFA is limited worldwide. While fish-oil supplementation effectively improves n-3 PUFA status, it may not be a sustainable intervention. The use of α-linolenic acid (ALA)-rich cooking oils in the household may be a suitable alternative but its effect on PUFA status is unclear. We aimed to compare the effect of providing families with soyabean oil, an ALA-rich cooking oil, v. sunflower oil on whole-blood PUFA levels of children aged 11-18 years.

Design

In a randomized, masked, parallel trial, we assigned families to receive a one-month supply of either soyabean or sunflower oil. Fatty acid concentrations were quantified in whole-blood samples obtained from the children before and at the end of the intervention. Changes in fatty acids were co

SUBMITTER: Villamor E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10271357 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature