Table 3.
VLDL-LDL-fatty acid compositions from control and obese offspring.
| Day 0 | Day 0 | Day 90 | Day 90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Macrosomic | Control | Macrosomic | |
| SFA | ||||
| ISIO | 35.08 ± 1.54 | 42.11 ± 2.64** | 37.20 ± 2.48 | 39.97 ± 2.91 |
| EPAX | 35.3 ± 2.97 | 35.05 ± 1.11§ | 34.95 ± 3.59 | 37 ± 2.34 |
| MUFA | ||||
| ISIO | 24.95 ± 2.14 | 21.67 ± 2.25 | 19.61 ± 1.86 | 18.52 ± 2.75 |
| EPAX | 23.06 ± 1.97 | 22.56 ± 2.39 | 20.31 ± 2.34 | 19.31 ± 1.76 |
| 18:2 (n − 6) | ||||
| ISIO | 13.25 ± 2.65 | 6.18 ± 0.86** | 18.72 ± 2.01 | 6.53 ± 1.63** |
| EPAX | 10.07 ± 1.24 | 9.6 ± 0.78 | 15.82 ± 1.83 | 10.19 ± 1.73§§ |
| 20:4 (n − 6) | ||||
| ISIO | 21.25 ± 1.09 | 26.63 ± 1.17** | 20.17 ± 1.97 | 10.75 ± 0.89** |
| EPAX | 18.26 ± 1.01§ | 17.85 ± 1.24§§ | 12.84 ± 1.10§§ | 11.34 ± 0.78 |
| EPA 20:5 (n − 3) | ||||
| ISIO | 1.07 ± 0.48 | 1.51 ± 0.24 | 1.18 ± 0.24 | 1.26 ± 0.33 |
| EPAX | 5.63 ± 0.62§§ | 5.66 ± 0.85§§ | 8.05 ± 1.01§§ | 7.84 ± 1.01§§ |
| DHA 22:6 (n − 3) | ||||
| ISIO | 1.26 ± 0.74 | 0.58 ± 0.24* | 1.97 ± 0.26 | 1.62 ± 0.27 |
| EPAX | 6.09 ± 0.82§§ | 7.35 ± 0.38§§ | 5.85 ± 0.62§§ | 7.27 ± 0.83§§ |
Values are expressed as a percentage of the total fatty acids and are mean ± SD; n = 8 rats. Day 0: birth; day 90: adulthood; DHA: docosahexaenoic acid; EPA: eicosapentaenoic acid; EPAX: EPAX diet; ISIO: ISIO diet; MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acids; SFA: saturated fatty acids. Data were analysed statistically by ANOVA. Significant differences between macrosomic and control rats and between Isio-4 and EPAX diets at each age were assessed using Student's t test. *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01 compared with the control group. § P < 0.05 and §§ P < 0.01 compared with the group fed with the ISIO diet.