Palm Oil
INGREDIENTS: Phospholiqids, free fatty acids, gums, and lipid oxidation products, triacylglycerols, saturated fatty acid, short- and medium- chain triglycerides, myristic acid, oleic and linoleic acid, alpha- and beta-carotene, lycopene, beta-sitosterol, and vitamin E, alpha-tocopherol, alpha-tocotrienol, gamma-tocopherol, gamma-tocotrienol, and delta-tocotrienol
OTHER NAMES: Aceite de Palma, African Palm Oil, Crude Palm Oil, Elaeis guineensis, Elaeis melanococca, Elaeis oleifera, Huile de Palme, Huile de Palme Brute, Huile de Palme Rouge, Huile de Palmiste, Oil Palm Tree, Palm, Palm Fruit Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, Palm Oil Carotene, Palmier a Huile*, Red Palm Oil, Virgin Palm Oil (*modified from non-English name with special characters/symbols)
- Overview
- Usage
- Safety
- Interactions
- Dosing
- Others
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USAGE AND EFFECTIVENESS
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| Vitamin A Deficiency |
Effective (Reduce risk of developing vitamin A deficiency) Shown in several clinical studies to reduce and treat vitamin A deficiency, and increase levels of serum retinol in children or women who are pregnant Several strong clinical studies to support the point above |
| Heart & Blood Vessel Diseases |
Unknown effectiveness While there are interests in finding out whether palm oil is a healthier alternative to other cooking oil, there is no clinical study to support the above point; more evidence needed. |
| Malaria |
Unknown effectiveness No clinical study to support the above point; More evidence needed |
| Cancer |
Unknown effectiveness No clinical study to support the above point; More evidence needed |
| Alzheimer's Disease |
Unknown effectiveness No clinical study to support the above point; More evidence needed |
| High Blood Pressure |
Unknown effectiveness No clinical study to support the above point; More evidence needed |
| High Cholesterol |
Unknown effectiveness No clinical study to support the above point; More evidence needed |
| Obesity |
Unknown effectiveness No clinical study to support the above point; More evidence needed |
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General Safety
- Generally safe when used in food for long term and medicinal amounts for short term; Unknown safety when used on the skin.
Pregnant/Breastfeeding
- Generally safe when used in food; Unknown safety for breastfeeding women as a supplement.
Children
- Generally safe when used orally and appropriately in food.
Elderly
- Little data to show it is safe or otherwise; as a supplement, avoid if possible. As food, avoidance is not needed.
Special to Note
- Unknown
Contraindications
- May increase risk for mortality in individuals with high cholesterol.
Side Effects
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Generally safe; side effects may include:
Heart: May cause increase in cholesterol levels, and increase risk from heart diseases
Skin: May cause yellow to yellow-orange discoloration of the skin
Muscle/Skeletal: May cause reduced bone mineral content and bone mineral density of infants
- Medicines
Medium severity interactions with medicines for blood clotting - Supplements
Medium to High severity interactions with herbs and supplements such as beta-carotene and vitamin A - Food
None known - Lab Tests
None known
- Vitamin A Deficiency (Adults)
Consume 7-12 grams per day of red palm oil for up to 6 months - Vitamin A Deficiency (Children)
Consume 6 grams per day in children ages 5 years and under and up to 9 grams per day in children over 5 years of age for up to 6 months; Consume 14 grams three times weekly for about 9 weeks for children aged 7-12 years old
- General Information
- Palm Oil is used widely as cooking oil by consumers and is present in more than 50% of all packaged food.
- How does it work?
- Contains chemicals that reduces inflammation, have antioxidant effects.
| Effectiveness Score | What does it mean | Action to be taken by you |
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| 5 | Gold Standard | You should always consider taking this supplement. Do check if your health professional has any objection to you taking this supplement. |
| 4 | Effective | This supplement may be helpful. You may consider taking this. Do consult your health professional if you have any medical condition or if you are taking any medication. |
| 3 | Mildly Effective | This supplement may be mildly helpful. You may consider taking this if the benefit outweighs the risk. Do consult your health professional if you have any medical condition or if you are taking any medication. |
| 2 | Unclear Effectiveness due to Conflicting Results or Limited Benefit | This supplement may not provide a clear benefit to the issue(s) you seek to resolve. Do consult your health professional if you still decide to go ahead to take this. |
| Effectiveness Score | What does it mean | Action to be taken by you |
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| 5 | Gold Standard | You should always consider taking this supplement. Do check if your health professional has any objection to you taking this supplement. |
| 4 | Effective | This supplement may be helpful. You may consider taking this. Do consult your health professional if you have any medical condition or if you are taking any medication. |
| 3 | Mildly Effective | This supplement may be mildly helpful. You may consider taking this if the benefit outweighs the risk. Do consult your health professional if you have any medical condition or if you are taking any medication. |
| 2 | Unclear Effectiveness due to Conflicting Results or Limited Benefit | This supplement may not provide a clear benefit to the issue(s) you seek to resolve. Do consult your health professional if you still decide to go ahead to take this. |
| 1 | Unknown Effectiveness | There is no evidence of benefit for taking this supplement. Do consult your health professional if you still decide to go ahead to take this. |
| 0 | Proven to be Not Effective | Taking this supplement has been proven to be ineffective. Do consult your health professional if you still decide to go ahead to take this. |
| Amount of Medical Evidence | What does it mean | Action to be taken by you |
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| 5 | Proven by One or More Well Designed Analysis of Several Well Designed Medical Studies | You can rest assured that this supplement can do what it claims to do. |
| 4 | Proven by several well designed medical studies | You have good confidence that this supplement will do what it claims to do. |
| 3 | Proven by One Well Designed Medical Study | You have some confidence that this supplement will do what it claims to do. |
| 2 | Proven by One or Several Not Well Designed Medical Studies | There may be doubts about whether this supplement can do what it claims. Consider if this is necessary. |
| 1 | No Study Done or Proven by Weakly Designed Medical Studies | There are many doubts about whether this supplement can do what it claims. Consider if this is necessary. |
| 0 | Proven to be Ineffective or Harmful | You should strongly consider not to use this unless advised by your health professionals. |
| Safety Score | What does it mean | Action to be taken by you |
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| 5 | Safe for Everyone | This supplement is most likely to be safe for you. You may consider taking this. Do consult your health professional if you have any medical condition or if you are taking any medication. |
| 4 | Safe for General Population, with Unknown Effect on Special Population | This supplement is likely to be safe for you, except for certain circumstances. Do consult your health professional if you have any medical condition or if you are taking any medication. |
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| 2 | Safe for General Population but may be Unsafe for Certain Population or have Certain Rare Side Effect | This supplement may be safe for you if you do not have any medical conditions or concurrent medication. Do consult your health professional before taking it. |
| 1 | Unknown Safety | Unless you are very healthy and have no concurrent medical conditions and medication, you should not take it. Even if safety is not an issue, you should only consider taking it if the benefit is deemed to be more than the risk. Please consult your health professional should you decide to take the supplement. |
| 0 | Unsafe | You must not take this. Please consult your health professional should you decide otherwise. |
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