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Dietary diacylglycerol suppresses accumulation of body fat compared to triacylglycerol in men in a double-blind controlled trial. 2000

T Nagao, and H Watanabe, and N Goto, and K Onizawa, and H Taguchi, and N Matsuo, and T Yasukawa, and R Tsushima, and H Shimasaki, and H Itakura
Biological Science Laboratories, Kao Corporation, Tochigi, 321-3497, Japan.

We examined the effects of the long-term ingestion of dietary diacylglycerols (DG) in a double-blind controlled study of human lipid metabolism. Healthy men (n = 38; aged from 27 to 49 y, body mass index (BMI) ranging from 21.8 to 27.4 kg/m(2)) completed the study. To accustom the subjects to the test diets prior to the experiment, they were supplied with test diets of triacylglycerol (TG) oil for 4 wk (control period). The test oils (10 g/d) were included in bread, mayonnaise or shortbread and served for the breakfast. The target for total lipid intake was 50 g/d (15 g for breakfast, 15 g for lunch and 20 g for dinner) throughout the study. The subjects were then divided into two groups so that mean BMI and the hepatic fat content, determined by computed tomography, for each group were not different. One group (DG group) consumed test meals containing DG-rich oil (10 g/d) while the other group (TG group) consumed the same meal as during the control period. Ten grams of the DG-rich oil contained 5.5 g 1,3-DG, 2.5 g 1,2-DG and 2 g TG. The actual lipid intake during the study was 43 g/d. Body weight, BMI and waist circumference decreased in both groups at the end of the test period of 16 wk. However, the magnitudes of decreases in these variables were significantly greater in the DG group than in the TG group. Decreases of total fat, visceral fat area and subcutaneous fat area of the abdominal traverse images of computed tomography in the DG group were also significantly greater than those in the TG group. Hepatic fat content decreased significantly in the DG group while no change was observed in the TG group. Serum lipid concentrations (TG, total cholesterol, free fatty acid) and related metabolites (glucose, insulin, total ketone body) did not change significantly in either group. Thus, in contrast to TG, DG apparently suppressed accumulation of fat and possibly reduces the risk of diseases associated with visceral fat obesity.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D001824 Body Constitution The physical characteristics of the body, including the mode of performance of functions, the activity of metabolic processes, the manner and degree of reactions to stimuli, and power of resistance to the attack of pathogenic organisms. Body Constitutions,Constitution, Body,Constitutions, Body
D002149 Energy Intake Total number of calories taken in daily whether ingested or by parenteral routes. Caloric Intake,Calorie Intake,Intake, Calorie,Intake, Energy
D004032 Diet Regular course of eating and drinking adopted by a person or animal. Diets
D004075 Diglycerides Glycerides composed of two fatty acids esterified to the trihydric alcohol GLYCEROL. There are two possible forms that exist: 1,2-diacylglycerols and 1,3-diacylglycerols. Diacylglycerol,Diacylglycerols
D004311 Double-Blind Method A method of studying a drug or procedure in which both the subjects and investigators are kept unaware of who is actually getting which specific treatment. Double-Masked Study,Double-Blind Study,Double-Masked Method,Double Blind Method,Double Blind Study,Double Masked Method,Double Masked Study,Double-Blind Methods,Double-Blind Studies,Double-Masked Methods,Double-Masked Studies,Method, Double-Blind,Method, Double-Masked,Methods, Double-Blind,Methods, Double-Masked,Studies, Double-Blind,Studies, Double-Masked,Study, Double-Blind,Study, Double-Masked
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000005 Abdomen That portion of the body that lies between the THORAX and the PELVIS. Abdomens

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