. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Oct 1.

Published in final edited form as: Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids. 2016 Aug 20;113:19–27. doi: 10.1016/j.plefa.2016.08.008

TABLE 1.

Nutrient composition of experimental diets and study groups

Ingredient^a	Amount (g/kg of diet)
Protein (20%)
Casein (vitamin free)	200
Carbohydrate (60%)
Cornstarch	150
Dextrose	199.5
Maltose-dextrin	150
Sucrose	100
Others (10%)
Cellulose	50
Mineral & Salt Mix	35
Vitamin Mix	10
L-Cystine	3
Choline Bitartrate	2.5
tert-butylhydroquinone	0.02
Fat (10%)	100

	LA+ALA Diet	LA Diet^b
HCO	77.5	81
Safflower Oil	17.7	19
Flaxseed Oil	4.8	-

Fatty Acid Composition^c (wt% of total fatty acids)
Saturates	77.2	80.85
Monounsaturates	4.3	3.92
18:2n-6	15.3	15.13
18:3n-3	3.12	0.04

Study Groups
HM (male)	+
HF (female)	+
LM (male)		+
LF (female)		+

HCO, hydrogenated coconut oil.

The experimental diets [45, 46] were modifications of the AIN-93G [28].

(LA+ALA diet = Control diet, LA diet = n-3 Def in previous studies.)

C20 and C22 PUFA were undetectable.