Preventive Effect of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid and Vitamin E in Rice Bran Oil on Lifestyle-Related Diseases.
The dietary fat intake of Japanese is thought to be more appropriate than in Western countries; however there is a range of differences of individuals in the amounts of fat intake and n-6/n-3 ratio. Therefore, it is important what kind of vegetable oils are used for cooking in order to consider the total balance of fat intake. Rice bran oil (RBO) is expected to reduce plasma cholesterol and be useful for prevention of cardiovascular disease because it contains several effective ingredients. RBO is rich in linoleic and oleic acid. RBO contains γ-oryzanol, which is well known to reduce plasma cholesterol levels. Furthermore, it contains tocotrienols, which are analogs of vitamin E, reported to have unique bioactivity different from that of α-tocopherol. The biological function of these components and their potential to prevent Japanese lifestyle-related diseases are discussed.
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D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents D002784:Cholesterol D004032:Diet D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated D006801:Humans D008019:Life Style D000073296:Noncommunicable Diseases D000073879:Rice Bran Oil D014810:Vitamin E
polyunsaturated fatty acid rice bran oil lifestyle-related diseases tocotrienol