Effect of dietary fat composition on biliary cholesterol saturation index in dogs

Abstract

In dogs, the effect of dietary fat on bile cholesterol saturation index and the evolution of molar percentages of biliary lipids have been studied in both fasting and postprandial periods after a long-term adaptation period to diets which only differ in their lipidic source (olive oil and sunflower oil).

It has been observed that for similar bile cholesterol saturation indexes in both groups, dietary fat altered differently biliary lipid composition through a double mechanism which involved bile acids and phospholipids.

Dietary fat is postulated to affect differently the lipidic composition of bile as well as the biliary tree motility both during interdigestive and postprandial periods.

Key Words:

• dog
• dietary fat
• biliary lipids
• saturation index