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Fats And Iron In The Rat Colon: Effects On Lipid Peroxidation, Ji Jenny Chin
Fats And Iron In The Rat Colon: Effects On Lipid Peroxidation, Ji Jenny Chin
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Preliminary studies were undertaken to investigate whether or not added iron (0, 35, 880 ppm of iron as ferrous fumarate) and fat type (corn oil, beef tallow, or menhaden oil) influenced the oxidation of the rat diet during storage. Iron level affected thiobarbituric acid (TBA) values only in the menhaden oil diets. Storage for 4 d did not affect TBA values of the diets. Neither food intake nor body weight of the rats was affected by the different diets, suggesting all diets were equally acceptable to rats.
The effects of iron supplementation and fat type on in vivo lipid peroxidation …