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The excretion of a calcium oleate-phosphate lipid complex in the feces of rats was studied under various dietary conditions. Diets containing 25% of either olive oil. corn oil. hydrogenated soybean oil, palmitic acid or oleic acid were compared with a fat-free basal diet. Oleic acid was approximately 70 times more effective in stimulating formation of lipid than either corn oil or olive oil. Palmitic acid had a very slight effect, whereas hydrogenated soybean oil had no effect. The absorption of oleic acid was much lower than that of palmitic acid, corn oil or olive oil, perhaps due to the formation of the lipid. The significance of the fecal lipid is discussed.
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