Principal results (i) absorption of palmitate (16:0) (ii) total fatty acid absorption (iii) proportion of milk fat intake excreted as soaps (iv) fractional absorption of calcium (by dual isotope technique3-151
| Main diet including Betapol | Comparison diets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | A + B | |||
| Balance study: | |||||
| n= | 7 | 9 | 6 | 15 | |
| Percentage palmitate absorbed (16:0) | 91.4 (2.1) | 79.3 (3.2) [−21.0, −3.3]3-160 | 78.9 (3.1) [−20.6, −4.4]*** | 79.1 (2.2) [−19.8, −4.8]*** | |
| Percentage total fatty acid absorbed | 93.5 (1.8) | 92.0 (1.3) [−6.2, 3.2] | 88.7 (2.5) [−11.6, 1.9] | 90.6 (1.3) [−7.6, 1.9] | |
| Percentage milk fat intake excreted as fatty acid soaps | 3.3 (0.7) | 5.6 (1.1) [−0.6, 5.2] | 7.2 (0.8) [1.6, 6.3]*** | 6.2 (0.7) [0.5, 5.4]3-160 | |
| Calcium isotope study: | |||||
| n= | 7 | 8 | 7 | 15 | |
| Fractional absorption of calcium | 57.0 (7.2) | 43.9 ([−30.1, 3.9] | 40.0 (4.5) [−35.4, 1.4] | 42.1 (2.9) [−28.3, −1.6] | |