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Formula fat distribution affects baby fat distribution: Rat study

By Shane STARLING

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Formula fat distribution affects baby fat distribution: Rat study

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Replacing standard vegetable fats with a proprietary form in infant formulas can reduce the chances of infant obesity, an industry-funded study has found.

IOI Loders Croklaan’s ‘Betapol’ infant formula lipid was found to have better outcomes on fat tissue because palmitic acid (PA; also known as hexadecanoic acid) was located at a different position (​sn-2) in the molecule compared to regular vegetable fats.

40 make wistar rats were fed diets high (Hsn-2) or low (Lsn-2) in Betapol for five weeks in the study.

Professor Sebastiano Banni, of the Department of Biomedical Sciences of the University of Cagliari in Italy, found a high concentration of PA affects  incorporation into phospoholipids (PLs) and influence on other bodily molecules like endocannabinoids.

“Our data show that the position of dietary PA in sn-2 of triacylglycerol (TAGs) results in a better incorporation of PA in intestine, adipose tissue and liver PLs,” ​the researchers wrote.

They said their study pointed to “lower susceptibility to inflammation, improved feed efficiency, and opens to possible activities in the regulation of fat deposition and brain function.”

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Source:

PLOS One

March 2015

‘Dietary Triacylglycerols with Palmitic Acid in the sn-2 Position Modulate Levels of NAcylethanolamides in Rat Tissues’

Authors: Sebastiano Banni et al

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