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.