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Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for health effects of edible fats and oils.
Reviewed March 2009
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Polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation for schizophrenia
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Schizophrenia is a serious, chronic and relapsing mental illness with a worldwide lifetime prevalence of approximately one per cent. Early research suggests dietary supplementation with essential fatty acids (EFAs) may have a positive effect on the symp...
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Feb 2009
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Omega 3 fatty acids (fish oil) for maintenance of remission in Crohn's disease
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Fish oil contains omega 3 fatty acids that may be beneficial in reducing inflammation, such as seen in the bowel of Crohn's disease patients. Randomized placebo-controlled studies that evaluated the effect of daily intake of capsules containing omega-3 ...
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Aug 2008
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Omega-3 fatty acids (from fish oils) for cystic fibrosis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Cycles of infection and inflammation are believed to exacerbate lung damage in people with cystic fibrosis. Fish oils are the richest dietary source of omega-3 fatty acids, which studies suggest may be anti-inflammatory and benefit many chronic inflamma...
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Jul 2008
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Fish oil for induction of remission in ulcerative colitis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
Ulcerative colitis is an inflammation of the large intestine that causes diarrhea, abdominal pain, rectal bleeding and fever. Since there is no cure for the disease the aim of treatment is to cause a reduction of the unpleasant and painful signs and sym...
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Jun 2007
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Dietary marine fatty acids (fish oil) for asthma in adults and children
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Eating more fish has been recommended as one way of possibly reducing asthma. Populations (such as Eskimo communities) with diets high in fish also have low rates of asthma. As diets in other communities have become higher in saturated fats, asthma has ...
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May 2007
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Omega 3 fatty acids (fish oil) for maintenance of remission in ulcerative colitis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Fish oil contains omega 3 fatty acids that may be beneficial in reducing inflammation, such as seen in the bowel of ulcerative colitis patients. Randomized placebo-controlled studies that evaluated the effect of daily intake of omega-3 fatty acids to ma...
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May 2007
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Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) for type 2 diabetes mellitus
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
People with type 2 diabetes are known to be at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (such as heart attack or stroke). Type 2 diabetes mellitus is the fourth leading cause of death in developed countries with a two fold excess mortality and a two to ...
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Apr 2007
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Fish oil for kidney transplant recipients
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
This review set out to assess any benefit or harm in using fish oil to reduce the risk of kidney damage and heart disease in people who have had a kidney transplant and are receiving standard drugs to prevent rejection. Information from 16 studies was u...
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Jan 2007
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Ketogenic diet for epilepsy
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
No evidence from randomized controlled trials to support ketogenic diets, but observational studies do lend some support for a beneficial effect....
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Mar 2005
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Fat supplementation of human milk for promoting growth in preterm infants
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Human breast milk provides good nutrition for term infants for growth and has benefits for immunity and maternal-infant bonding. It may, however, contain insufficient quantities of some nutrients and calories to meet the needs for adequate growth of an ...
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Apr 2002
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Advice on low-fat diets for obesity
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Overweight and obesity are global health problems that are associated with many chronic diseases. Generally, overweight people have been able to lose weight through energy-restricted dieting but maintaining that weight loss has been less successful. The...
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Feb 2002
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Reduced or modified dietary fat for preventing cardiovascular disease
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Cutting down how much fat we eat or replacing some saturated (animal) fats by plant oils and unsaturated spreads may reduce risk of heart disease, probably including fatal heart disease. Heart disease includes heart attacks, chest pain, strokes and the ...
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Feb 2000
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