Below is the list of studies on saturated and unsaturated fats referred throughout our section on fats and oils, Healthy Cooking Oils >>
1. Bakker N, Van't Veer P: “Adipose fatty acids and cancers of the breast, prostate and colon: an ecological study.” - International Journal of Cancer - 1997
2. Biagi PL et al.: “Gamma-linolenic acid dietary supplementation can reverse the aging influence on the liver microsome delta 6-desaturase activity.” - Biochemistry & Biophysics 1991
3. Blackburn GL et al.: “A reevaluation of coconut oil's effect on serum cholesterol and atherogenesis.” - The Journal of the Philippine Medical Association 1989
4. Bolton-Smith C. et al.: “Saturated and unsaturated fats: Evidence for age-related differences in the fatty acid composition of human adipose tissue, independent of diet.” - Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1997
5. Clevidence BA et al.: “Plasma lipoprotein levels in humans consuming diets enriched in saturated, cis-, or trans-mono-unsaturated fatty acids.” - Arteriosclerosis, Thrombogenesis & Vascular Biology 1997
6. Engler MM et al.: “Dietary gamma-linolenic acid lowers blood pressure and alters aortic reactivity and cholesterol metabolism in hypertension.” -Journal of Hypertension 1992
7. Enig MG: “Saturated and unsaturated fats: Diet, serum cholesterol and coronary heart disease, the Dietary Sense and Nonsense.” -Janus Publishing, London, 1993
8. Enig MG: “Coconuts: In Support of Good Health in the 21st Century.” - Asian Pacific Coconut Community Study 1999
9. Enig MG: “Functional Foods For Health Promotion: Saturated and unsaturated fats - Physiologic Considerations.” - Experimental Biology 1999
10. Felton CV et al.: “Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids and composition of human aortic plaques.” -Lancet 1994
11. Forman BM et al.: “Hypolipidemic drugs, polyunsaturated fatty acids, and eicosanoids are ligands for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors alpha and delta.” - Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA 1997
12. Gerster H: “Can adults adequately convert alpha-linolenic acid (18:3n-3) ALA to eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5n-3) EPA and docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n-3) DHA?” - International Journal of Vitamin and Nutrition Research 1998
13. Gottesman S: “Saturated and unsaturated fats: Making Sense of Shortenings.” - Baking Buyer 1998
14. Guivernau M et al.: “Clinical and experimental study on the long-term effect of dietary gamma-linolenic acid on plasma lipids, platelet aggregation, thromboxane formation, and prostacyclin production.” - Prostaglandins & Essential Fatty Acids 1994
15. Hamazaki T et al.: “The effect of docosahexaenoic acid on aggression in young adults. A placebo-controlled double-blind study.” - Journal of Clinical Investigation 1996
16. Hornung B et al.: “Lauric acid in coconut oil inhibits the maturation of vesicular stomatitis virus.” - Journal of General Virology 1994
17. Horrobin DF: “Fatty acid metabolism in health and disease: the role of delta-6-desaturase.” - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1993
19. Jones PJH: “Regulation of cholesterol biosynthesis by diet in humans.” - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1997
20. Khalilov EM et al.: “Omega-6 and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in experimental atherosclerosis regression.” - EFAs & Eicosanoids 1997
21. Kohlmeier L et al.: “Adipose tissue, trans fatty acids and breast cancer.” - Cancer Epidemiology and Biomarkers 1997
22. Khosla P, Hayes KC: “Dietary trans-mono-unsaturated fatty acids negatively impact plasma lipids in humans: critical review of the evidence.” - Journal of the American College of Nutrition 1996
23. Mills DE et al.: “Dietary fatty acid supplementation improves stress reactivity and performance in man.” - Journal of Hypertension 1989
24. Nanji AA et al.: “Saturated and unsaturated fats: Dietary saturated fatty acids, a novel treatment for alcoholic liver disease.” -Gastroenterology 1995
25. Nelson GJ: “Dietary fat, trans fatty acids, and risk of coronary heart disease.” - Nutrition Reviews 1998
26. Pan DA et al.: “Skeletal muscle membrane lipid composition is related to adiposity and insulin action.” - Journal of Clinical Investigation 1995
27. Sawazaki S et al.: “The effect of docosahexaenoic acid on plasma catecholamine concentrations and glucose tolerance during long-lasting psychological stress: a double-blind placebo-controlled study.” - Journal of Nutrition (Tokyo) 1999
28. Storlien LH et al.: “Dietary fats and insulin action.” - Diabetologia 1996
29. Sugano M, Ikeda I: “Saturated and unsaturated fats - Metabolic interactions between essential and trans-fatty acids.” - Current Opinions in Lipidology 1996
30. Witcher KJ et al.: “Modulation of immune cell proliferation by glycerol monolaurate.” - Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology 1996
