Macro partitioning
Systematic review evidence does not establish a strong or clear association between palm oil consumption and increased risk of cardiovascular disease or CVD-specific mortality.
Current systematic evidence does not support the claim that palm oil consumption increases cardiovascular disease risk. While palm oil contains saturated fats, the review found no strong link to CVD or mortality. Focus on maintaining a healthy overall diet pattern rather than avoiding palm oil specifically.
The present review could not establish strong evidence for or against palm oil consumption relating to cardiovascular disease risk and cardiovascular disease-specific mortality.
Why this rating
The review explicitly grades the evidence for all outcomes as 'very low' due to bias, imprecision, and inability to pool data.
Source
Systematic review of palm oil consumption and the risk of cardiovascular disease
Sophia Rasheeqa Ismail et al. · PLoS ONE · 2018
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0193533
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