Table 5 Plasma lipid profile at 4 and 8 weeks of feeding mice diets enriched with lard (control), EPA, or LCMUFA

4 wk

TG

0.8 ± 0.1^a

0.4 ± 0.1^b

0.9 ± 0.1^a

TC

4.5 ± 0.1^a

2.9 ± 0.1^b

3.6 ± 0.1^c

non–HDL-C

2.5 ± 0.1^a

1.1 ± 0.04^b

1.6 ± 0.1^b

HDL-C

2.1 ± 0.1^a

1.8 ± 0.1^b

2.2 ± 0.1^a

TC:HDL

2.1 ± 0.1^a

1.6 ± 0.02^b

1.6 ± 0.03^b

8 wk

TG

0.8 ± 0.2

0.5 ± 0.1

0.6 ± 0.1

TC

4.1 ± 0.1^a

2.7 ± 0.1^b

3.7 ± 0.1^c

non–HDL-C

2.4 ± 0.1^a

1.1 ± 0.1^b

1.6 ± 0.1^b

HDL-C

1.9 ± 0.04^a

1.6 ± 0.04^b

2.0 ± 0.1^a

TC:HDL

2.2 ± 0.1^a

1.7 ± 0.1^b

1.9 ± 0.03^c