Effectiveness of chemically structured triglycerides (coconut oil: corn oil 75:25) versus physical mixtures of the same oils in the rehabilitation of malnourished children: part 1. controlled metabolic studies
1993
Intengan, C.Ll. | Cabrera, M.I.Z. | Kuizon, M.D. | Florentino, R.F. | Besa, S.C. | Dayrit, C.S.
Mildly to moderately underweight male children, 24-30 mos. of age were fed two types of diets, similar in all respects except for the fat which was either a 75:25 structured lipid (SL) or a 75:25 physical mixture (PM) of coconut oil and corn oil. There were 19 children in the study: 10 were assigned by random numbers to the SL diet and 9 to the PM diet. The indices determined were: weight, height, apparent absorption of nitrogen (N), energy and fat, apparent N retention, hemoglobin, hematocrit, serum proteins, and cholesterol. The children were confined in the Nutrition Evaluation Laboratory of the Food and Nutrition Research Institute for the 40-day study: 10 days for control observations, training and adjustment; 30 days for feeding of the assigned diet. Analysis of variance showed that the patterns of change over time in all parameters except cholesterol are similar for both diets. Results showed improvement of both groups in weight, height, and general status after 30 days of feeding 75:25 coconut:corn oil mixture. The SL group showed greater increase in weight gain which however did not reach statistical significance. In both groups, more with SL, there was a decrease in the serum cholesterol that also failed to attain statistical significance. It was concluded that giving 25 percent of dietary calories in the form of coconut and corn oil 75:25 combination, whether chemically structured or in physical mixture, gives adequate nutritional support and definitely is not hypercholesterolemic
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