Comparative effects of canbra oil and butter on lipdemia, vitamin A tolerance and thrombosis factors in man.

In a five-day clinical test, the dietary effects of canbra oil and butter on normal human subjects were studied with special reference to lipid metabolism, clotting times and platelet functions. There was no difference between the canbra oil and butter diets as regard triglyceridemia or clotting times, but cholesterolemia and in vitro platelet aggregation by ADP dropped significantly in subjects fed the canbra oil diet. The platelet count did not change significantly. A possible explanation of these results might to be the difference in the fatty acid composition of canbra oil and butter.