topicSafflower Oil Blood Pressure Meta-Analysis
claimThis systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the impact of VCO on key cardiometabolic risk factors in adults.
evidence level1
citationZhang Y (2025)
sourceThe effect of virgin coconut oil (VCO) on cardiovascular disease risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
topicSafflower Oil Blood Pressure Meta-Analysis
claimPooled analyses showed that VCO significantly reduced triglycerides (WMD: - 12.12 mg/dL; 95% CI: - 23.14 to - 1.09) and increased high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) (WMD: 7.91 mg/dL; 95% CI: 4.41 to 11.40).
evidence level1
citationZhang Y (2025)
sourceThe effect of virgin coconut oil (VCO) on cardiovascular disease risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
topicSafflower Oil Blood Pressure Meta-Analysis
claimAssessment of publication bias using funnel plots and Egger's test indicated no significant evidence of bias.
evidence level1
citationZhang Y (2025)
sourceThe effect of virgin coconut oil (VCO) on cardiovascular disease risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
topicSafflower Oil Blood Pressure Meta-Analysis
claimBackground Cardiometabolic disorders remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
evidence level1
citationZhang Y (2025)
sourceThe effect of virgin coconut oil (VCO) on cardiovascular disease risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
topicSafflower Oil Blood Pressure Meta-Analysis
claimIncreased dietary LA has contributed to a pervasive imbalance in dietary-6 relative to-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) that has been proposed to affect the incidence and progression of chronic diseases [,,].
evidence level2
citationSergeant Susan (2026)
sourceEffect of Dietary Linoleic Acid Intake on Eicosapentaenoic Acid Status and Lipoxygenase-Mediated Oxylipin Biosynthesis in Healthy Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial
topicSafflower Oil Blood Pressure Meta-Analysis
claim13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 n n n n n n Early guidance to increase dietary LA stemmed from the diet–heart hypothesis of the 1960s–1970s, which proposed that replacing saturated fats with LA-rich vegetable oils would lower serum cholesterol, thereby reducing the risk of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease.
evidence level2
citationSergeant Susan (2026)
sourceEffect of Dietary Linoleic Acid Intake on Eicosapentaenoic Acid Status and Lipoxygenase-Mediated Oxylipin Biosynthesis in Healthy Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial
topicSafflower Oil Blood Pressure Meta-Analysis
claimA re-analysis of the Sydney Diet Heart Study showed that replacing saturated fat with high-LA safflower oil markedly increased all-cause and cardiovascular mortality despite lowering cholesterol [].
evidence level2
citationSergeant Susan (2026)
sourceEffect of Dietary Linoleic Acid Intake on Eicosapentaenoic Acid Status and Lipoxygenase-Mediated Oxylipin Biosynthesis in Healthy Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial
topicSafflower Oil Blood Pressure Meta-Analysis
claim1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 n n n Over the past century, shifts in agricultural practices toward the industrial production of commodity crops, particularly soybeans and corn, have transformed the global food supply and sparked a scientific and public health debate [,,,].
evidence level2
citationSergeant Susan (2026)
sourceEffect of Dietary Linoleic Acid Intake on Eicosapentaenoic Acid Status and Lipoxygenase-Mediated Oxylipin Biosynthesis in Healthy Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial