The primary purpose of the present study was to determine
the comparative influence of the consumption of VCO
with CO on lipid parameters (total cholesterol, triglycerides,
phospholipids, and lipoproteins) in serum and tissues. In
addition, we determined whether the polyphenol fraction
(PF) from VCO has any beneficial effect over the PF from
other oils in preventing in vitro Cu2+ induced LDL oxidation
and carbonyl formation.