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ReviewCochrane evidence synthesis and methods2026

Evidence on the Relationships Between Total Fat Intake and Health Outcomes Other Than Unhealthy Weight Gain in Adults and Children: A Scoping Review.

Marianne Visser, Sarah Gordon, Amanda Brand, Anel Schoonees, Celeste Naude

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Review in Cochrane evidence synthesis and methods, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Marianne VisserCentre for Evidence-based Health Care, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Stellenbosch University Cape Town South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9552-5245
Sarah GordonCentre for Evidence-based Health Care, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Stellenbosch University Cape Town South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0982-8763
Amanda BrandCentre for Evidence-based Health Care, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Stellenbosch University Cape Town South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2421-1414
Anel SchooneesCentre for Evidence-based Health Care, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Stellenbosch University Cape Town South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8989-6891
Celeste NaudeCentre for Evidence-based Health Care, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Stellenbosch University Cape Town South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9114-1452

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Global guidance provides evidence-informed recommendations on total fat intake to prevent unhealthy weight gain in adults and children, however, evidence regarding total fat intake and other health outcomes, particularly non-communicable diseases (NCDs), also exists. This scoping review aimed to map and identify gaps in this body of evidence. Methods: Four databases were searched from 2014 to 2024 for published systematic reviews (SRs), in any population, assessing the effects or associations of reduced total fat intake (e.g., ≤ 30% total energy [TE]), compared with usual fat intake (e.g., > 30%TE), on pre-specified health outcomes other than measures of unhealthy weight gain or acute post-prandial outcomes. We screened independently and in duplicate. Data were extracted, checked, and narratively summarized inductively by health topic. Results: Sixty-seven SRs were included. Eight were Conclusions: This scoping review maps available evidence on the relationships between total fat intake and health outcomes other than unhealthy weight gain and acute postprandial effects and demonstrated a heterogenous body of evidence, with several evidence gaps, predominantly relating to NCDs.

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dietary intakehealth outcomesscoping reviewsystematic reviewtotal fat intake

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PMID42683426
PMCPMC13533145

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