Consumption Of Canola Oil Products For Four Weeks May Be Associated With A Reduction In Certain Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors, Study Indicates.

“Consumption of canola oil products for 4 weeks was associated with a reduction in certain metabolic syndrome risk factors,” researchers found. In the randomized, 101-patient “cross-over trial, canola oil and high-oleic-acid canola oil (CanolaOleic) were each correlated with decreases of 3.1 kg decrease in abdominal fat mass (P=0.026 and P=0.03, respectively) compared to a flax and safflower oil diet.” The findings were presented at Obesity Week and published in the journal Obesity. The study received grant support from the National Center for Research Resources, among others.She brought up the findings of The Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea (PREDIMED) study, which found similar results of waist circumference reduction and decrease total body fat from a Mediterranean diet high in monounsaturated fats, to the currently studied effects of canola oil. Liu recommended to the audience that a olive oil consumption would also be a beneficial diet choice, high in monounsaturated fatty acids.During the intervention, participants consumed pre-made smoothies twice a day, containing either canola oil, CanolaOleic, CanolaDHA (high-oleic-acid canola oil with DHA), corn/safflower oil, or flax/safflower oil. To control for confounding dietary variables, participants were provided with all meals consumed in addition to the smoothies. All diets were designed to provide the same caloric content.Much of the apparent effect on body composition parameters of the canola oils appeared to be concentrated in the male participants, with greater reductions in android fat mass than in the women http://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/obesityweek/61252