Dietary Cocoa Butter or Refined Olive Oil Does Not Alter Postprandial hsCRP and IL‐6 Concentrations in Healthy Women

Contrary to other long chain saturated fatty acids (SFA), fats high in stearic acid do not raise plasma cholesterol concentrations, however, a slight elevation in inflammatory markers, plasma fibrinogen and interleukin‐6 (IL‐6), has been observed in the fasting state. The effect of stearic acid on inflammation in the postprandial state has not yet been reported. We conducted a single blind crossover, randomized, postprandial study to compare the...