Effects of Palm Stearin versus Butter in the Context of Low-Carbohydrate/High-Fat and High-Carbohydrate/Low-Fat Diets on Circulating Lipids in a Controlled Feeding Study in Healthy Humans.
Parker N HydeTeryn N SapperRichard A LaFountainMadison L KackleyAlex BugaBrandon FellChristopher D CrabtreeStephen D PhinneyVincent J MillerSarah M KingRonald M KraussWilliam J KraemerJeff S VolekPublished in: Nutrients (2021)
These results demonstrate that Butter raises LDL-C relative to PS in healthy normocholesterolemic adults regardless of background variations in carbohydrate and fat, an effect primarily attributed to larger cholesterol-rich LDL particles.