Development of blood lipid parameters in humans following the introduction of linseed, rich in linolenic acid (n-3), into the food of animals reared for human consumption

Pierre WEILL; Bernard SCHMITT; Philippe LEGRAND



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Development of blood lipid parameters in humans following the introduction of linseed, rich in linolenic acid (n-3), into the food of animals reared for human consumption
Oléagineux, Corps Gras, Lipides. Volume 8, Number 4, 333-5, Juillet - Août 2001, Dossier : "Aliments fonctionnels et lipides"
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Author(s) : Pierre WEILL, Bernard SCHMITT, Philippe LEGRAND
Summary : Consuming foodstuffs from animals fed linseed-added diets induces significant modifications of consumers' plasma and erythrocyte fatty acid parameters and in particular an increase in C18:3 n-3, comparable to that noted under the "Cretan" diet. Those modifications are also accompanied by a sharp increase in CLA. Those results open interesting prospects in terms of prevention and can be achieved without any change in consumers' eating habits.
Keywords : animal nutrition, human nutrition, linseed, alpha-linolenic acid, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA).