Snacks with Sir Joseph Banks, palm oil

Jim McKenney jamesamckenney@verizon.net
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:09:46 PDT
Aaron asked "How is palm oil unhealthy?" 
 
 
Because, here in the US, we tend to associate heart disease with meat consumption, I was really surprised when an Indian friend called my attention to the very high rate of heart disease in India (where so many people are largely if not entirely vegetarians) and other parts of  southeastern Asia. She attributed to the high levels of palm oil consumption in those areas. 
 
I took her word for it and have not researched this myself, so if you are seriously interested in this, do some more research. 
 
Jim McKenney
Aaron asked "How is palm oil unhealthy?" 


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