Cholesterol Content of Human Liver After Feeding of Corn Oil and Hydrogenated Coconut Oil.

Abstract

Three ounces of corn oil daily were added to the diets of 6 men for a period of one month. Three ounces of hydrogenated coconut oil daily were added to the diets of a similar group of controls. Serum cholesterol concentration fell an average of 9% in the men fed corn oil, but did not change significantly in the controls. Liver cholesterol concentration, as measured by liver biopsy, fell an average of 25% in the men fed corn oil. No consistent effect was observed in the controls. It is concluded that the fall in serum cholesterol produced by corn oil feeding in man is probably not due to a shift of cholesterol from the blood to the liver.