Influence of Fatty Acids and Sterols on Atherosclerosis in the Avian Abdominal Aorta.

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Abstract
Male chickens were fed for 6 months on rations containing (a) no supplement, (b) cholesterol plus corn oil, (c) cholesterol plus corn oil-sterol and (d) cholesterol plus fatty acids rich in linoleic acid. Atherosclerotic severity tended to be greatest in the group given fatty acids and least on the sterol-containing diet. Since sterol excretion indicated a similar rate of cholesterol absorption on the cholesterol-supplemented diets, it appears that the principle in corn oil which retards avian aortic atherogenesis is present in the sterol fraction.

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