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Nutrient Physiology, Metabolism, and Nutrient-Nutrient Interactions

Impaired Postprandial Endothelial Function Depends on the Type of Fat Consumed by Healthy Men^1,2

³ Nutritional Sciences Division, King's College London, London SE1 9NH, United Kingdom and ⁴ Cardiovascular Division, King's College London School of Medicine, St. Thomas' Hospital, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: sarah.e.berry{at}kcl.ac.uk.

Postprandial lipemia impairs endothelial function possibly via an oxidative stress mechanism. A stearic acid-rich triacylglycerol (TAG) (shea butter) results in a blunted postprandial increase in plasma TAG compared with an oleic acid-rich TAG; however, its acute effects on endothelial function and oxidative stress are unknown. A randomized crossover trial (n = 17 men) compared the effects of 50 g fat, rich in stearic acid [shea butter blend (SA)] or oleic acid [high oleic sunflower oil (HO)], on changes in endothelial function [brachial artery flow-mediated dilatation (FMD)], arterial tone [pulse wave analysis (PWA), and carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV_c-f)], and oxidative stress (plasma 8-isoprostane F2) at fasting and 3 h following the test meals. The postprandial increase in plasma TAG was lower (66% lower incremental area under curve) following the SA meal [28.3 (9.7, 46.9)] than after the HO meal [83.4 (57.0, 109.8); P < 0.001] (geometric means with 95% CI, arbitary units). Following the HO meal, there was a decrease in FMD [–3.0% (–4.4, –1.6); P < 0.001] and an increase in plasma 8-isoprostane F2 [10.4ng/L (3.8, 16.9); P = 0.005] compared with fasting values, but no changes followed the SA meal. The changes in 8-isoprostane F2 and FMD differed between meals and were 14.0 ng/L (6.4, 21.6; P = 0.001) and 1.75% (0.10, 3.39; P = 0.02), respectively. The reductions in PWA and PWV c-f did not differ between meals. This study demonstrates that a stearic acid-rich fat attenuates the postprandial impairment in endothelial function compared with an oleic acid-rich fat and supports the hypothesis that postprandial lipemia impairs endothelial function via an increase in oxidative stress.