Prevention & lipidsMeta-analysis
The Effect of Coconut Oil Consumption on Cardiovascular Risk Factors
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials
- random-effects meta-analysis
Authors' conclusion
Coconut oil consumption results in significantly higher LDL-cholesterol than nontropical vegetable oils.
Study context
- Population
- Clinical trials (≥2 weeks) comparing coconut oil consumption with other fats16 articles
- Comparison
- Coconut oil vs nontropical vegetable oils
- Outcome
- LDL-C, HDL-C, total cholesterol, TG, body fatness, inflammation markers and glycemia
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
LDL-C and HDL-C
Coconut oil vs Nontropical vegetable oilsIncrease, mg/dL (95% CI)
LDL-C; I2 = 84%, N=16
10.47(3.01–17.94)
HDL-C; I2 = 72%, N=16
4.00(2.26–5.73)
Further pooled results
Glycemia, inflammation and adiposity markers
- No significant effect vs nontropical vegetable oils
Original publication
The Effect of Coconut Oil Consumption on Cardiovascular Risk Factors. Circulation. Published 13 January 2020. doi:10.1161/circulationaha.119.043052
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it