The role of dietary fatty acids in predicting myocardial structure in fat-fed rats

Table 1 Macronutrient composition and caloric density of diets

	CON	SAT	SAT+LA	SAT+ALA
Protein % kcal	20	20	20	20
Carbohydrate % kcal	69	28	28	28
Fat % kcal	11	52	52	52
Saturated fat % total FA	43	93	79	79
Monounsaturated fat % total FA	8	4	4	4
Polyunsaturated fat % total FA	49	3	16	16
Kcal/g	3.6	4.5	4.5	4.5

CON, Control; SAT, 50% saturated fat; SAT+LA, 40% saturated fat + 10% n-6 PUFA; SAT + ALA, 40% saturated fat + 10% n-3 PUFA.

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