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Plasmatic Fatty Acids Chemical Characterization after the Exposure to a Vegan Diet

Version 1 : Received: 18 June 2019 / Approved: 19 June 2019 / Online: 19 June 2019 (15:47:29 CEST)

How to cite: Espinosa-Marrón, A.; Laviada-Molina, H.A.; Moreno-Enríquez, A.; Sosa-Crespo, I.F.; Molina-Seguí, F.; Villaseñor-Espinosa, M.F.; Ciau-Mendoza, J.A.; Araujo-León, J.A. Plasmatic Fatty Acids Chemical Characterization after the Exposure to a Vegan Diet. Preprints 2019, 2019060187. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201906.0187.v1 Espinosa-Marrón, A.; Laviada-Molina, H.A.; Moreno-Enríquez, A.; Sosa-Crespo, I.F.; Molina-Seguí, F.; Villaseñor-Espinosa, M.F.; Ciau-Mendoza, J.A.; Araujo-León, J.A. Plasmatic Fatty Acids Chemical Characterization after the Exposure to a Vegan Diet. Preprints 2019, 2019060187. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201906.0187.v1

Abstract

The vegan diet excludes animal-derived products consumption. The objective of the present study is to analyze dietary lipid intake, nine plasmatic fatty acids concentrations (from C14:0 [lauric acid] to C20:4 [arachidonic acid]), and conventional clinical lipid profile among vegan individuals with omnivore controls. A case-control and cross-sectional study was performed between 2016 and 2017. Vegans were paired in a 1:1 ratio with omnivores from Merida, Mexico. A 150-item Semi-Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire was conducted to evaluate eating patterns. Serum fatty acids were determined from total blood with a gas chromatography assay. Lower cholesterol, stearic, arachidonic and trans fatty acids intake, but higher consumption of lauric acid were observed in the vegan group (p= <0.001, 0.014, <0.001, 0.005, respectively). Decreased plasma concentrations of stearic, arachidonic and linoleic acids were found (p= 0.017, <0.001 and 0.026, respectively). Following a vegan diet for more than three years generate modifications in serum concentrations of saturated and polyunsaturated ω-6 fatty acids, which could lower inflammatory markers’ biosynthesis. Potential benefits regarding cardiovascular risk may be assumed in favor of vegan individuals.

Keywords

gas chromatography assay; cardiovascular diseases; feeding patterns; lipids; nutritional status; vegan diet

Subject

Medicine and Pharmacology, Dietetics and Nutrition

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