Researchers have discovered that fatty acids found in Palm Oil are able to induce cancer. Palm Oil is obtained from the fruit ...

As demand for palm oil has increased, so has scientific interest—particularly in palm’s tocotrienols, with potential benefits ...

A new study has found a key fatty acid found in palm oil can promote cancer metastasis in mice. The research, which does not claim dietary palm oil has cancer-causing properties in humans, could ...

Palm oil is among the most affordable and versatile edible oils globally, valued for its long shelf-life and neutral taste.

Palm oil, the world’s most widely used ‘miracle oil’ is a staple ingredient across food and non-food products, from processed foods and cosmetics to biofuels. While the debate against palm oil has ...

In early-stage research, scientists have linked a fatty acid found in palm oil with cancer (oral and skin) spread in mice. GettyImages/Wirachai (Getty Images/iStockphoto) New research has identified a ...

Palm oil fatty acids may help cancer spread, mouse study shows. By Anna Guildford, Ph.D. on November 16, 2021 — Fact checked by Hannah Flynn. Share on Pinterest New research in mice suggests ...

The new study, led by researchers at IRB Barcelona, Spain, found one such fatty acid commonly found in palm oil, called palmitic acid, promoted metastasis in mouth cancers and melanoma skin cancer ...

Researchers at IRB Barcelona publish in the journal Nature the mechanism by which dietary palmitic acid (and not oleic or linoleic acid) favours tumour expansion. Tumour cells temporarily exposed to a ...

Other fatty acids called oleic acid and linoleic acid – omega-9 and omega-6 fats found in foods such as olive oil and flaxseeds – did not show the same effect.