MeSH terms
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) also known as controlled vocabulary was
used to search for different articles under specific search terms for a
wider and comprehensive search. The following terms were used: (“frying
oil”), (“heated vegetable oil” OR “heated plant oil” AND
“atherosclerosis”), (“heated vegetable oil” OR “heated plant oil”
AND “obesity” OR “weight gain” OR “overweight”), (“heated
vegetable oil” OR “heated plant oil” AND “Type 2 diabetes”),
(“heated vegetable oil” OR “heated plant oil” AND “cardiovascular
disease” OR “hypertension” OR “high blood pressure”), (“heated
vegetable oil” OR “heated plant oil” AND “cancer” OR “oxidative
stress” OR “oxidative stress biomarkers”), (repeatedly heated “palm
oil” OR “canola oil”, “corn oil”, “extra virgin olive oil”,
“sunflower oil” and “soybean oil”) in PubMed, Cochrane and EMBASE
library.