Open AccessPalm Oil Consumption Increases LDL Cholesterol Compared with Vegetable Oils Low in Saturated Fat in a Meta-Analysis of Clinical Trials
Author(s) -
Ye Sun,
Nithya Neelakantan,
Yi Wu,
Rashmi Lote-Oke,
An Pan,
Rob M. van Dam
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463
H-Index - 265
eISSN - 1541-6100
pISSN - 0022-3166
DOI - 10.3945/jn.115.210575
Subject(s) - palm oil , vegetable oil , palm , food science , saturated fat , cholesterol , animal fat , blood lipids , medicine , zoology , chemistry , biology , physics , quantum mechanics
Palm oil contains a high amount of saturated fat compared with most other vegetable oils, but studies have reported inconsistent effects of palm oil on blood lipids.
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