Meta-analysis on palm oil

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Palm Oil Consumption Increases LDL Cholesterol Compared with Vegetable Oils Low in Saturated Fat in a Meta-Analysis of Clinical Trials1,2,3

Ye Sun4,7,
Nithya Neelakantan4,
Yi Wu4,
Rashmi Lote-Oke4,
An Pan4, and
Rob M van Dam4–7*

+Author Affiliations
4Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and
5Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore;
6Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA; and
7NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore

This meta-analysis is helpful.
First and overall it deals with lipid profile as a risk factor of atheroma. It is not an epidemiologic study or a meta-analysis of epidemiological studies about CVD and PO consumption. Epidemiologic study of saturated fat consumption and CVD especially CVD mortality of myocardial infarction and stroke did not show any significant correlation.
If we study lipid profile this meta-analysis is helpful.
Saturated fats and especially palmitic acid increase LDL cholesterol and moderately HDL cholesterol.
If you consume a lot of palm oil especially refined you should mix with olive oil or another oil less rich in palmitic and/or other saturated fatty acids.

If your consumption is low you can enjoy the taste and texture of cooking with palm oil especially red palm oil.
You should another time be advised to avoid trans fats which are easily replaced by palm or coconut oils.
http://www.italiaatavola.net/alimenti/tendenze-e-mercato/2015/12/15/olio-palma-grasso-naturale-preso-ostaggio-falsa-credenza/42414