Below you can see some of the studies on saturated and unsaturated fats referenced throughout this site, on the section on fats and oils, Healthy Cooking Oils.
- 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
- 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
- Blackburn GL et al.: “A reevaluation of coconut oil’s effect on serum cholesterol and atherogenesis.” – The Journal of the Philippine Medical Association 1989
- Bolton-Smith C. et al.: “Evidence for age-related differences in the fatty acid composition of human adipose tissue, independent of diet.” – Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1997
- 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
- Engler MM et al.: “Dietary gamma-linolenic acid lowers blood pressure and alters aortic reactivity and cholesterol metabolism in hypertension.” –Journal of Hypertension 1992
- Enig MG: “Saturated and unsaturated fats: Diet, serum cholesterol and coronary heart disease, the Dietary Sense and Nonsense.” –Janus Publishing, London, 1993
- Enig MG: “Coconuts: In Support of Good Health in the 21st Century.” – Asian Pacific Coconut Community Study 1999
- Enig MG: “Functional Foods For Health Promotion: Saturated and unsaturated fats – Physiologic Considerations.” – Experimental Biology 1999
- Felton CV et al.: “Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids and composition of human aortic plaques.” –Lancet 1994
- 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
- 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
- Gottesman S: “Saturated and unsaturated fats: Making Sense of Shortenings.” – Baking Buyer 1998
- 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
- 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
- Hornung B et al.: “Lauric acid in coconut oil inhibits the maturation of vesicular stomatitis virus.” – Journal of General Virology 1994
- Horrobin DF: “Fatty acid metabolism in health and disease: the role of delta-6-desaturase.” – American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1993
- Horrocks LA, Yeo YK: “Health benefits of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)” – Pharmacology Resources 1999
- Jones PJH: “Regulation of cholesterol biosynthesis by diet in humans.” – American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1997
- Khalilov EM et al.: “Omega-6 and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in experimental atherosclerosis regression.” – EFAs & Eicosanoids 1997
- Kohlmeier L et al.: “Adipose tissue, trans fatty acids and breast cancer.” – Cancer Epidemiology and Biomarkers 1997
- 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
- Mills DE et al.: “Dietary fatty acid supplementation improves stress reactivity and performance in man.” – Journal of Hypertension 1989
- Nanji AA et al.: “Saturated and unsaturated fats: Dietary saturated fatty acids, a novel treatment for alcoholic liver disease.” – Gastroenterology 1995
- Nelson GJ: “Dietary fat, trans fatty acids, and risk of coronary heart disease.” – Nutrition Reviews 1998
- Pan DA et al.: “Skeletal muscle membrane lipid composition is related to adiposity and insulin action.” – Journal of Clinical Investigation 1995
- 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
- Storlien LH et al.: “Dietary fats and insulin action.” – Diabetologia 1996
- Sugano M, Ikeda I: “Saturated and unsaturated fats – Metabolic interactions between essential and trans-fatty acids.” – Current Opinions in Lipidology 1996
- Witcher KJ et al.: “Modulation of immune cell proliferation by glycerol monolaurate.” – Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology 1996
And you’ll find more studies on saturated and unsaturated fats and oils mentioned throughout this site, directly linked from the content for your convenience.