Researchers from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) showed that palm oil is not a good substitute for trans fats by the food industry.
Fifteen adults volunteered to evaluate the effect of different vegetable oils-partially hydrogenated soybean oil, palm oil, canola oil, and soybean oil- on the levels of LDL “bad” cholesterol.
The findings suggest that consuming either of the diets enriched with equivalent high amounts of palm oil or partially hydrogenated soybean oil would result in similar unfavorable levels of LDL cholesterol and apolipoprotein B. That’s when compared to consuming either of the diets enriched with canola and soybean oils high in monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, respectively.
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