Heated palm oil causes rise in blood pressure and cardiac changes in heart muscle in experimental rats

Leong XF 1 , Aishah A , Nor Aini U , Das S , Jaarin K

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  • 1 Department of Pharmacology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Arch Med Res, 2008 Aug;39(6):567-72.
PMID: 18662587 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2008.04.009

Abstract

Palm oil used worldwide contains considerable amounts of antioxidants, namely, vitamin E and carotenes. The purpose of the study was to observe the effect of heated palm oil on blood pressure and observe the cardiac histological changes in rats.

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