Astrup A et al. Am J Clin - American Heart Association

Saturated Fat & Other CVD Risk Factors
THROMBOSIS: Stearic, but not lauric, myristic and palmitic, increased
fibrinogen levels Baer et al, AJCN 2004
INFLAMMATION:
Positive effects
Activates NFκB, Cox2 and other markers (MØ) Laine et al, BBRC 2007
Cream challenge delays PPL ROS peak Mohanty et al, AJCN 2002
No effects
CRP Baer et al, AJCN 2004; Koren et al Nutr 2006; Erlinger et al. Circ 2003
Acute PPL response Bellido et al, AJCN 2004
Cytokine response - 1 mo butter or soybean oil Han et al, JLR 2002
VASCULAR FUNCTION: HDL collected after a meal had increased
ICAM and VCAM in persons who ate coconut meal versus safflower or
unsaturated fat meal Nicholls et al, JACC 2006