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Posted: Saturday August 20th, 2005 15:34 |
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They say that high cholesterol, and transfats are obtained by eating oily foods.
What is CHOLESTEROL? The word "cholesterol" is Greek for "bile solids". And in biochemistry and medicine, it means waxy fat, or fat-like substance (lipid), which is present in human beings as well as in animals. Its origin in animal and human is two folds:-(a) 80% of it is from the liver, and (b) 20% from the consumption of animal products, like:-meat, eggs, dairy etc.
Types of Cholesterol
There are four (4) types of cholesterol:-
· High-density lipoproteins (HDL) = Called "good" cholesterol.
· Low-density lipoproteins (LDL) = Called "bad" cholesterol.
· Very-low-density lipoproteins =Called "very bad" cholesterol.
· CHYLOMICRONS:-which only carry a small percentage of cholesterol. Chylomicrons are mostly rich in another type of fat (lipid) called TRIGLYCERIDES
They say healthy oils that have no transfats or cholesterol are the oils that come from a plant(olive, corn, soybean, some vegetable oils, etc... ) EXCEPT coconut and palm oil.
Coconut and palm oil are part of the diets of people who live in tropical regions(Africa, Caribbean, not sure about pacific islanders or central americas).
Despite the many plants that have oil bearing seeds, only a few have commercial importance as edible oils. Of these, soya bean, palm, rapeseed and sunflower seed predominate and supply some 60% of the world supplies. Palm oil, which has long held second place to soya bean oil, is predicted soon to become the dominant oil.
Palm oil is the second largest edible oil and accounts for approximately 23% of the world's fats and oil supply
Is it possible that it has to do with marketing tactics to create more markets for the US farmer? This is a multi-billion dollar industry.
Or am I reading too much into things?
Last edited on Saturday August 20th, 2005 15:36 by DSP
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