Saturated and Unsaturated Fats And Oils: List of Referenced Studies on BrainyWeightLoss.com

Below is the list of thirty studies on saturated and unsaturated fats referenced 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.: “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

18. Horrocks LA, Yeo YK: “Health benefits of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)” – Pharmacology Resources 1999

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

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