Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
9240489 Nutrition 2005 9 Pages PDF
Abstract
Our results suggest that the type of dietary fat habitually consumed can influence bile composition in humans. In gallbladder, this influence was noted in the presence of more concentrated bile in the olive oil group. However, this was not translated into a modification of cholesterol saturation, which is likely due to the fact that cholesterol gallstones were present by the time the dietary intervention started. The finding that a typical postprandial variation in hepatic bile lithogenicity occurred only in olive oil patients was revealing. While keeping in mind the methodologic limitations of this part of the study, some gastrointestinal and metabolic mechanisms for this effect are discussed.
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