Scientific Evidence

Tony K.W. Ng, K.C. Hayes, G.F. DeWitt, M. Jegathesan, N. Satgunasingam, Augustine S.H. Ong, Daniel Tan
Dietary Palmitic and Oleic Acids Exerts Similar Effects on Serum Cholesterol and Lipoprotein Profiles in Normocholesterolemic Men and Women. AJCN, 1992, 11 (4), 383-390.

Naswrin Choudhury, Liling Tan, A Stewart Truswell
Comparison of palmolein and olive oil: effects on plasma lipids and vitamin E in young adults. AJCN, 1995, 61, 1043-51.

P.H. Voon, Tony K.W. Ng, Verna K.M. Lee, K. Nesaretnam
Diets high in palmitic acid (16:0), lauric and myristic acids (12:0 + 14:0), or oleic acid (18:1) do not alter postprandial or fasting plasma homocysteine and inflammatory markers in healthy Malaysian adults. AJCN, 2011, 94, 1451-7.

G. Sun, H. Xia, Y. Yang, S. Ma, H. Zhou, G. Shu, S. Wang, X. Yang, H. Tang, F. Wang, Y. He, R. Ding, H. Yin, Y. Wang, Y. Yang, H. Zhu, L. Yang
Effects of palm olein and olive oil on serum lipids in a Chinese population: a randomized, double-blind, cross-over trial. APJCN, 2018, 27 (3), 572-580.

P. Lucci, M. Borrero, A. Ruiz, D. Pacetti, N.G. Frega, O. Diez, M. Ojeda, R. Gagliardi, L. Parra, M. Angel
Palm oil and cardiovascular disease: a randomized trial of the effects of hybrid palm oil supplementation on human plasma lipid pattern. The Royal Society of Chemistry, Food Funct., 2016, 7, 347-354.

S.S. Teh, Augustine S.H. Ong, Y.M Choo, S.H. Mah
sn-2 Hypothesis: a Review of the Effects of Palm Oil on Blood Lipid Levels. Journal of Oleo Science, 2018, 67 (6), 697–706.

W. Stonehouse, B. Benassi-Evans, G. James-Martin, M. Abewardena
Fatty acid regio-specificity of triacylglycerol molecules may affect plasma lipid responses to dietary fats – a randomised controlled cross-over trial. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2020, 74, 268–277.

S.W. Gouk, S.F. Cheng, Josephine S.L. Mok, Augustine S.H. Ong, C.H. Chuah
Long-chain SFA at the sn-1, 3 positions of TAG reduce body fat deposition in C57BL/6 mice. British Journal of Nutrition, 2013, 110, 1987–1995.

S.W. Gouk, S.F. Cheng, Augustine S.H. Ong, C.H. Chuah
Stearic acid at sn-1,3 positions of TAG are more efficient at limiting fat deposition than palmitic and oleic acids in C57BL/6 mice. British Journal of Nutrition, 2014, 111, 1174-1180.

S.S. Teh, S.H. Mah, S.W. Gouk, P.T. Voon, Augustine S.H. Ong, Y.M. Choo
Effects of Palm Olein-Olive Oil Blends on Fat Deposition in Diet-Induced Obese Mice. Journal of Food and Nutrition Research, 2018, Vol 6, No. 1, 39–48.

E. Gesteiro, L. Guijarro, F.J. Sanchez-Muniz, M.C. Vidal-Carou, A. Troncoso, L. Venanci, V. Jimeno, J. Quilez, A. Anadon, M. Gonzalez-Gross
Palm Oil on the Edge. Nutrients, 2019, 11, 2008, 1–36.