The amount of vaccenic acid used, however, exceeded normal dietary intakes by far. (alivebynature.com)
These results are supported by a previous study showing that a diet high in vaccenic acid increased LDL - cholesterol (8). (alivebynature.com)
Trans fat in animal foods is actually trans vaccenic acid (VA) and is used by humans to synthesize conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). (thehealthyhomeeconomist.com)