Palm oil and human health. Meeting report of NFI: Nutrition Foundation of Italy symposium

The use of palm oil by the food industry is increasingly criticized, especially in Italy, for its purported negative effects on human health and environment. This paper summarizes the conclusions of a Symposium on this topic, gathered by the Nutrition Foundation of Italy, among experts representing...

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Published in:International journal of food sciences and nutrition 2017-09, Vol.68 (6), p.643-655
Main Authors: Marangoni, Franca, Galli, Claudio, Ghiselli, Andrea, Lercker, Giovanni, La Vecchia, Carlo, Maffeis, Claudio, Agostoni, Carlo, Ballardini, Donatella, Brignoli, Ovidio, Faggiano, Pompilio, Giacco, Rosalba, Macca, Claudio, Magni, Paolo, Marelli, Giuseppe, Marrocco, Walter, Miniello, Vito Leonardo, Mureddu, Gian Francesco, Pellegrini, Nicoletta, Stella, Roberto, Troiano, Ersilia, Verduci, Elvira, Volpe, Roberto, Poli, Andrea
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
breast milk
Cancer
Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology
cardiovascular risk
cholesterol
Congresses as Topic
dietary fat
Environmental effects
Fats
Fatty acids
Fatty Acids - administration & dosage
Fatty Acids - adverse effects
Food industry
Food processing industry
Food science
Health risks
Humans
Italy
Meta-Analysis as Topic
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Nutrition
Nutrition Policy
Nutritional Status
Oil consumption
Oils & fats
Palm oil
Palm Oil - administration & dosage
Palm Oil - adverse effects
palmitic acid
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Risk Factors
saturated fat
Societies, Scientific
Supply & demand
Triglycerides
Triglycerides - administration & dosage
Triglycerides - adverse effects
Vegetable oils
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Summary:The use of palm oil by the food industry is increasingly criticized, especially in Italy, for its purported negative effects on human health and environment. This paper summarizes the conclusions of a Symposium on this topic, gathered by the Nutrition Foundation of Italy, among experts representing a number of Italian Medical and Nutritional Scientific Societies. Toxicological and environmental issues were not considered. Participants agreed that: no evidence does exist on the specific health effects of palm oil consumption as compared to other saturated fatty acids-rich fats; the stereospecific distribution of saturated fatty acids in the triacylglycerol molecule of palm oil limits their absorption rate and metabolic effects; in agreement with International guidelines, saturated fatty acids intake should be kept 
ISSN:0963-7486
1465-3478
DOI:10.1080/09637486.2016.1278431