Palm oil and blood lipid-related markers of cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis of dietary intervention trials

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1331-1350

  Fattore, Elena ^a   Bosetti, Cristina ^a   Brighenti, Furio ^b   Agostoni, Carlo ^c   Fattore, Giovanni ^d  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LAURIC ACID; LIPID; LIPOPROTEIN A; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; MYRISTIC ACID; PALM OIL; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; STEARIC ACID; TRANS FATTY ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; EDIBLE OIL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAT INTAKE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID COMPOSITION; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CORONARY DISEASE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET THERAPY; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CORONARY DISEASE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY FATS, UNSATURATED; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; LIPIDS; PLANT OILS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; TRANS FATTY ACIDS;

EID: 84901649726     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.113.081190     Document Type: Article

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