Table S2.
Effect of dietary lipids on fatty acid % composition of serum measured by gas chromatography
| Diet | 16:0 | 18:0 | 18:1 | 18:2 | 18:3 (n-6) | 18:3 (n-3) | 20:4 | 20:5 | 22:6 |
| Control (9) | 23.1±1.7 | 17.2±1.2 | 10.2±0.5 | 13.8±0.7 | 0.6±0.5 | 0.4±0.1 | 18.9±2.0 | 0.7±0.2 | 3.1±0.5 |
| High fat (11) | 19.4±0.6 | 21.5±0.6 | 8.4±0.5 | 16.4±0.5 | 0.3±0.1 | 0.4±0.1 | 21.0±0.9 | 0.4±0.1 | 3.2±0.3 |
| High fat+olive oil (8) | 19.1±0.7* | 20.9±0.6 | 11.1±0.6+ | 13.4±1.0 | 0.1±0.0 | 0.3±0.0 | 21.3±1.0 | 0.5±0.1 | 4.7±0.7 |
| High fat+safflower oil (9) | 18.3±0.5* | 22.3±0.7 | 5.9±0.3*,+ | 17.7±0.8* | 0.3±0.1 | 0.8±0.4 | 21.4±1.1 | 0.6±0.3 | 3.0±0.3 |
| High fat+flaxseed oil (8) | 19.3±0.5* | 20.9±0.9 | 7.8±1.1 | 17.3±0.6 | 0.2±0.1 | 2.5±0.8*,+ | 15.5±0.1+ | 1.9±0.1+ | 4.9±0.4 |
| High fat+evening primrose oil (7) | 17.9±0.7* | 22.1±1.2 | 5.1±0.3*,+ | 17.5±0.8 | 0.7±0.1+ | 0.6±0.3 | 22.3±1.2 | 0.5±0.1 | 3.0±0.6 |
| High fat+menhaden oil (8) | 22.5±0.7+ | 19.9±0.5 | 6.8±0.4 | 14.4±0.5 | ND | 0.4±0.1 | 11.9±0.4*,+ | 4.4±0.4*,+ | 7.6±0.6*,+ |
Notes: Data are presented as the mean±standard error of mean.
*
p<0.05 compared to control;
+
p<0.05 compared to high fat. The number of animals in each group is shown in parenthesis.
Abbreviation: ND, not detected.