Re: "An outline for a diet you should try": Questions Answered.

84% HSPH Press Release: November 4, 1997

Summary: STUDY SHOWS HOW DIFFERENT TYPES OF DIETARY FAT AFFECT CORONARY HEART DISEASE RISK. November 18, 1997 Boston - Harvard School of Public Health and Brigham and Women's Hospital researchers report from the Nurses' Health Study that it is the type of dietary fat, not total fat, that affects coronary heart disease risk. Saturated fat (found in meats and dairy foods) and trans unsaturated fat (margarine, packaged cookies, crackers, and fast foods) increase the risk of coronary heart disease. A relatively higher intake of polyunsaturated fat (corn or soybean oils) and monounsaturated fat (high in olive and canola oil) actually reduces risk. The study is reported in this week's New England Journal of Medicine.

Harvard School of Health:

Monounsaturated sources of fat - Olives; olive oil, canola oil, peanut oil; cashews, almonds, peanuts, and most other nuts; avocados. State of oil at room temperature: Liquid. Effects on Blood fat: Lowers on LDL; raises HDL


Mayo Clinic Press Release for Public and Medical Professionals February 10th, 2004

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ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Good fats, bad fats, high fat, low fat. It can be difficult to remember which ones to avoid. The February issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter offers the skinny on fats.

Important fats to avoid:

Saturated fat -- Found in red meat, poultry skin, butter, cheeses, full-fat dairy products, coconut oil and palm oil. This fat raises blood cholesterol, especially low-density lipoprotein (LDL), the “bad” cholesterol.

Trans fat (also called hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated vegetable oil) -- Found in margarine, shortening and foods made with these such as cookies, crackers and other commercially baked goods. This fat raises LDL cholesterol and lowers high-density lipoprotein (HDL), the “good” cholesterol.

Instead, substitute:

Monounsaturated fat -- Found in olive, peanut and canola oils, avocados and most nuts, this fat helps lower LDL cholesterol.

Polyunsaturated fat -- Found in vegetable oils such as safflower, sunflower, corn, soy and cottonseed oil, this fat helps lower LDL cholesterol. However, polyunsaturated fat is more susceptible to chemical changes that may influence the risk of some diseases.

Omega-3 fat -- Found in fatty cold water fish, canola oil, flaxseed, soybeans, tofu, walnuts and fish oil capsules. This fat helps mildly raise levels of HDL cholesterol and, in large amounts, may help lower another type of blood fat (triglycerides).

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I get my sources from the Mayo Clinic, New England Journal of Medicine, and Harvard School of Public Health where do you get yours?

Canola Oil is certainly proven safe thus far, and there exists no evidence that it is toxic which is a strong strong word which you used. If you choose not to use it, then don't, but there's no need to make wild claims and assertions based on a "quackish" website on google.

On the other hand, olive oil is also a very good alternative for people to use on this forum. Both are much better than trans fats.