Soybean Oil
INGREDIENTS: Polyunsaturated fatty acid-rich plant oil, containing more than 50% linoleic acid and less than 10% palmitic acid
OTHER NAMES: Aceite de Soja, Dolichos soja, Glycine gracilis, Glycine hispida, Glycine max, Glycine soja, Huile de Germes de Soja, Huile de Germes de Soya, Huile de Soja, Huile de Soya, Intralipid, Intralipide, Legume, Legumineuse*, Phaseolus max, Soja hispida, Soja max, Soy Bean Oil, Soy Oil, Soya Oil, Soyca, Travmulsion (*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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| Mosquito Repellent |
Effective (Protects against mosquito) Shown in several clinical studies that soybean oil as a skin application may protect the skin against mosquito bites; its effect may be similar to DEET 4.7% while it is much shorter lasting (1.5 hour) than DEET in higher concentration (10 to 35%). |
| High Cholesterol |
Effective (Reduces cholesterol levels) Shown in several clinical studies that soybean oil-based food such as margarine and mayonnaise may decrease cholesterol levels such as bad cholesterol. |
| Heart & Blood Vessel Diseases |
Mild effectiveness (Reduce risk of coronary heart diseases) One clinical study showing reduction in risk of coronary heart diseases; more evidence is needed to support the above; nevertheless, US Food Drug Administration allows health claim that soybean oil may lower risk of heart and blood vessel diseases based on preliminary data. |
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General Safety
- Generally safe when used as food amount, barring possible allergy.
Pregnant/Breastfeeding
- Generally safe when used as food, barring allergies; its safety when injected (as oil base to deliver other medicines) is uncertain.
Children
- Little data to show it is safe as a supplement; avoidance of use as food is unnecessary.
Elderly
- Little data to show it is safe as a supplement; avoidance of use as food is unnecessary.
Special to Note
- Unknown
Contraindications
- May cause cross-allergy in individuals with sensitivity to the Fabaceae/Leguminosea family
Side Effects
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Generally safe; side effects may include:
• Immune System:May cause allergic reaction in individuals with allergy to Fabaceae/Leguminosea family such as peanuts, soybeans and others.
- Medicines
None known - Supplements
Medium to High severity interactions with herbs and supplements such as blond psyllium - Food
None known - Lab Tests
None known
- Coronary Heart Disease (Adults)
Consume 1.5 tablespoons of soybean oil daily as part of low-fat, low-calorie diet - High Cholesterol (Adults)
Consume margarines enriched with soybean oil sterols providing 1.5-3.5 grams of sterols daily; Consume 20 grams soybean oil-based mayonnaise daily - Mosquito Repellants (Adults)
Apply specific soybean oil 2% such as Bite Blocker to skin every 2 hours
- General Information
- Soybean Oil is commonly used in food preparation e.g. as cooking oil.
- How does it work?
- Contains chemicals that have effects on the heart e.g. reduction of plaque on blood vessels.
| 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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