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Published on: June 4, 2014
Impact of dairy intake on circulating fatty acids and associations with blood pressure: A randomized crossover trial
Hana Arghavani1, Jean-François Bilodeau1, Iwona Rudkowska2
1Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, Quebec, G1V 0A6, Canada; Endocrinology and Nephrology Research axis, CHU of Quebec-Laval University, Quebec, Quebec, G1V 4G2, Canada.
Background And Aims:
This study aimed to investigate the effects of high and adequate dairy intake (>4, 2-3 serving/day, respectively) on circulating fatty acids (FAs) and their associations with blood pressure (BP).
Methods And Results:
A randomized crossover clinical trial was conducted with 27 participants (8 women, 19 men) at the CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center. Participants were assigned to either a high-dairy (HD) or adequate-dairy (AD) diet for six weeks, followed by a six-week washout period before crossing over. Plasma phospholipid-bound FAs were analyzed using gas chromatography, and BP and arterial stiffness were measured at each visit. Partial correlation analyses, generalized linear mixed models and machine learning techniques were employed to analyze the data. Pentadecanoic acid (15:0) and heptadecanoic acid (17:0) were positively correlated with dairy intake and showed increases after the HD. Palmitic acid (16:0) and total saturated FAs were positively associated with systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP), while 17:0 was inversely associated with diastolic BP.
Conclusions:
HD was associated with increased 15:0 and 17:0. Notably, 17:0 had an inverse association with diastolic BP, while 16:0 was positively linked. These findings highlight the importance of dietary strategies that incorporate specific FAs to enhance cardiovascular health.
Registration Number:
NCT02961179.
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