Effects of Palm Oil Consumption on Lipidic and Lipidoproteinic Profiles in Patients Suffering from Ischemic Heart Pathologies

Abstract

Abstract:Because of its content of saturated fatty acids, palm oil is often considered as being atherogenic nutritionally, and would therefore purveyor of certain diseases including cardiovascular disease. The present study was conducted to assess changes in the lipid profile and lipoprotein of patients with ischemic heart, consumers versus non-consumers of palm oil. The study involved 120 patients enrolled at the Cardiology Institute of Abidjan, divided into 3 groups. Group 1 consisted of 50 patients consumers of refined palm oil, group 2, of 40 patients taking the two forms of oil (refined and raw red), and group 3 comprised 30 patients not consuming palm oil (control group). The lipid parameters and lipoprotein measured were total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL and LDL cholesterol, and the atherogenic index. In patient's consumers of refined palm oil, after 04 weeks of diet, 58% had normal cholesterol rate, 14% hypercholesterolemia and 28% with low cholesterol rate. As for patients taking both types of palm oil, 57.50% had normal cholesterol rate, 15% hypercholesterolemia and 27.50% with low cholesterol rate. Patients, non-consumers of palm oil had low cholesterol rate at 26.67%. The difference was not significant. Whatever the form of consumption, we notice a variation in the cholesterol rate as well as a tendency of low cholesterol rate after four weeks of dieting, with no significant difference. The same pattern was observed with the dosages of triglycerides, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and atherogenic index, for which changes were also not significant in the 03 groups. The consumption or not of palm oil, whatever the form and the duration of consumption, had no significant influence on serum lipid and lipoprotein parameters and the atherogenic index of patients carriers of ischemic heart disease. This study, although preliminary, has allowed determining that palm oil is harmless in patients with ischemic heart disease, consumers or non consumers of that oil.

Effects of Palm Oil Consumption on Lipid Profile among Rural Ivorian Youth

“…This study also indicated that consumption of this oil decreased serum levels of triglycerides and LDL cholesterol but increased HDL cholesterol. Another study carried out on 120 subjects suffering from ischemic heart disease reported no disturbance of lipid and lipoprotein parameters with these subjects who consumed palm oil after four weeks (Mondé et al, 2017). Several other works of our team on the benefits of palm oil have been carried out for the most part in hypertensive, obese, diabetic, cancerous subjects or suffering from ischemic cardiopathies (Djohan et al, 2010;Bé ké , 2015;Coulibaly, 2015;Lé ga, 2015;Yapo, 2015;Mondé et al, 2017), but not with healthy subjects.…”

“…Another study carried out on 120 subjects suffering from ischemic heart disease reported no disturbance of lipid and lipoprotein parameters with these subjects who consumed palm oil after four weeks (Mondé et al, 2017). Several other works of our team on the benefits of palm oil have been carried out for the most part in hypertensive, obese, diabetic, cancerous subjects or suffering from ischemic cardiopathies (Djohan et al, 2010;Bé ké , 2015;Coulibaly, 2015;Lé ga, 2015;Yapo, 2015;Mondé et al, 2017), but not with healthy subjects. Knowing that some apparently healthy subjects have an apprehension about palm oil, we found it interesting to study the impact of palm oil consumption on healthy young people in rural areas in order to see whether there are or not lipid and lipoprotein anomalies related to this consumption.…”

“…Among these 535 young people, we selected 120 subjects (22.43%) who accepted to participate to the study to whom we determined the lipid parameters. Regarding the oil consumption, the recommended intakes were calculated as previously described (Mondé et al, 2017). According to the nutritional recommendations, the average adult (total metabolism of 2,500 kcal) should consume about 100 grams of fat per day (i.e.…”

Lipid Profile of a Population of Jacqueville, Consumer of Palm Oil in Southern Côte d’Ivoire

“…Other authors [15] had shown the antioxidant role of crude palm oil in the lack of oxidative stress in an area deficient in selenium within the country. Furthermore, the study carried out [16], on 120 subjects suffering from ischemic heart disease, consuming palm oil during several weeks period did not report any disturbance of the lipid and lipoprotein parameters in these subjects. The consumption of palm oil in connection with human health is at the core area of several controversies.…”

“…According to nutritional recommendations, 15 to 35% of calories in the form of lipids must be provided by any diet per day while the average of the total metabolism for an average adult is 2500 Kcal per day [17]. Regarding oil consumption, the recommended intakes were calculated as previously described [16]. In the study area, the entire population consumed palm oil either in the refined form or in the raw form or both.…”