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Summary
Although the concentration of ketone bodies was found to be elevated in all fat fed animals, the saturated fat (butter fat, coconut oil and hydrogenated groundnut oil) adapted rats showed more accumulation of ketone bodies in plasma, liver, kidney and heart muscle than did those receiving unsaturated fats (groundnut oil and sesame oil). The citric acid level was also elevated in saturated fat fed rats whereas no such variation was observed in animals receiving unsaturated fat in the diet.
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