Diacylglycerol: mechanism and efficacy as a functional oil
| dc.contributor.author | Yuan, Quangeng | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Moghadasian, Mohammed (Human Nutritional Sciences), Giesbrecht, Gordon (Kinesiology and Recreation Management) | en |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Jones, Peter (Food Science) | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2008-09-12T21:18:54Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2008-09-12T21:18:54Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008-09-12T21:18:54Z | |
| dc.degree.discipline | Human Nutritional Sciences | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Science (M.Sc.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND: Diaclyglycerol (DAG) oil has the potential as an effective weight control agent as well as an agent to modify overweight related complications. OBJECTIVE: We aim to examine the efficacy of DAG oil (Enova oilTM) on regulating energy expenditure (EE), fat oxidation, body composition, lipid profiles and hepatic lipogenesis in comparison with conventional oils. DESIGN: Twenty-six overweight hypertriglyceridemic women consumed DAG or control oil for 28 days separated by a 4-week washout period using a randomized crossover design. Forty grams of either DAG or control oil were consumed daily by each study subject. RESULTS: DAG oil consumption for a period of 4-week does not alter total EE, fat oxidation, lean mass, fasting lipid profile or fatty acids synthesis rate, but effectively reduces (p<0.05) body weight and adiposity. CONCLUSION: DAG oil maybe an useful agent in the battle against obesity. However, its body weight/composition control effects are not from increasing of lean mass, or postprandial EE and fat oxidation. The consumption of DAG oil for a period of 4-week does not necessarily modify fasting lipid profiles or hepatic lipogenesis to reduce risk of coronary heart diseases in overweight hypertriglyceridemic subjects. | en |
| dc.description.note | October 2008 | en |
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| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/3078 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | diacylglycerol | en |
| dc.subject | triacylglycerol | en |
| dc.subject | Energy expenditure | en |
| dc.subject | fat oxidation | en |
| dc.subject | lipid profiles | en |
| dc.subject | hepatic lipogenesis | en |
| dc.title | Diacylglycerol: mechanism and efficacy as a functional oil | en |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |