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ReviewNutrition reviews2013

Evidence of health benefits of canola oil.

Lin Lin, Hanja Allemekinders, Angela Dansby, Lisa Campbell, Shaunda Durance-Tod, Alvin Berger, Peter J H Jones

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Review in Nutrition reviews, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 88 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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88citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
8.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

88 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 278 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Lin LinRichardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals, Departments of Food Science and Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2.
Hanja Allemekinders
Angela Dansby
Lisa Campbell
Shaunda Durance-Tod
Alvin Berger
Peter J H Jones
University of Manitoba · CACanola Council of Canada · CAPhysician Assistant Education Association · USResearch Manitoba · CAUniversity of Minnesota · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Canola oil-based diets have been shown to reduce plasma cholesterol levels in comparison with diets containing higher levels of saturated fatty acids. Consumption of canola oil also influences biological functions that affect various other biomarkers of disease risk. Previous reviews have focused on the health effects of individual components of canola oil. Here, the objective is to address the health effects of intact canola oil, as this has immediate practical implications for consumers, nutritionists, and others deciding which oil to consume or recommend. A literature search was conducted to examine the effects of canola oil consumption on coronary heart disease, insulin sensitivity, lipid peroxidation, inflammation, energy metabolism, and cancer cell growth. Data reveal substantial reductions in total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, as well as other positive actions, including increased tocopherol levels and improved insulin sensitivity, compared with consumption of other dietary fat sources. In summary, growing scientific evidence supports the use of canola oil, beyond its beneficial actions on circulating lipid levels, as a health-promoting component of the diet.

Indexed as

Fatty Acids, MonounsaturatedCardiovascular DiseasesCholesterolDietFood, OrganicHumansLipid MetabolismRapeseed OilCholesterolFatty Acids, MonounsaturatedRapeseed Oil

Identifiers

PMID23731447
PMCPMC3746113
OpenAlexW2110313223

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