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Egg Producers Deceive Consumers With Bogus Omega-3 Claims
- By Joseph Mercola, DO
- Published 06/22/2007
- Eggs , Oils & Fats
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Eggs that advertise their omega-3 content may be defrauding the public by claiming that they can reduce the risk of heart disease.
What is the Best Way to Use Flax Seed Oil?
- By Joseph Mercola, DO
- Published 05/27/2007
- Oils & Fats
- Unrated
Dr. Mercola reviews the challenges with not taking flax in its unprocessed form.
What Oil Is the Best to Cook With?
- By Joseph Mercola, DO
- Published 05/27/2007
- Oils & Fats
- Unrated
You might be surprised at the answer!
Trans Fats are FINALLY Disappearing From Restaurants
- By Joseph Mercola, DO
- Published 05/26/2007
- Oils & Fats
- Unrated
Dr. Mercola comments on the recent ban of trans fats by many restaurants.
Coconut Oil: You Want a Food Loaded with Real Health Benefits? You Want Coconut Oil
- By Joseph Mercola, DO
- Published 05/22/2007
- Oils & Fats
- Unrated
Many people have asked me to write something on coconut oil. I thought I might write a small book on it, but I realize that there are no suitable channels for distributing such a book -- if the seed-oil industry can eliminate major corporate food products that have used coconut oil for a hundred years, they certainly have the power to prevent dealers from selling a book that would affect their market more seriously. For the present, I will just outline some of the virtues of coconut oil.
What Oil Should You be Cooking With, and Which Should You Avoid?
- By Joseph Mercola, DO
- Published 05/22/2007
- Oils & Fats
- Unrated
Anytime you cook a food you run the risk of creating heat-induced damage. Well, suppose there was a type of oil that is stable enough to resist heat-induced damage and so beneficial that it helps you lose weight, promotes heart health and helps to maintain normal cholesterol levels. Would you choose to use this oil?
The Great Con-ola
- By Joseph Mercola, DO
- Published 05/22/2007
- Oils & Fats
- Unrated
Canola oil is "widely recognized as the healthiest salad and cooking oil available to consumers." It was developed through hybridization of rape seed. Rape seed oil is toxic because it contains significant amounts of a poisonous substance called erucic acid. Canola oil contains only trace amounts of erucic acid and its unique fatty acid profile, rich in oleic acid and low in saturated fats, makes it particularly beneficial for the prevention of heart disease. It also contains significant amounts of omega-3 fatty acids, also shown to have health benefits. This is what the food industry says about canola oil.
Omega 3 Oils: The Essential Nutrients
- By Hans R. Larsen, MSc ChE
- Published 03/20/2002
- Oils & Fats
- Unrated
There are good fats and there are bad fats. Artificially produced trans-fatty acids are bad in any amount and saturated fats from animal products should be kept to a minimum. The best fats or oils rather, since they are liquid at room temperature, are those that contain the essential fatty acids so named because without them we die. Essential fatty acids are polyunsaturated and grouped into two families, the omega-6 EFAs and the omega-3 EFAs.
