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From: jin@hropus.UUCP (Jear Bear)
Newsgroups: net.veg
Subject: Re: Fats
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Date: Thu, 27-Feb-86 13:00:19 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 27 13:00:19 1986
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I agree with you except on one point: Olive oil is not the only source
of mon-unsaturated fatty acids.  It may be the best source (and certainly
the tastiest) but the following oils and fat all have over 50% mono-
unsaturated fatty acids (courtesy of UDSA Handbook 8-4):

Goose Fat: 56.7%
Almond oil (not bitter!): 69.9
Apricot Kernal: 60.0
Hazelnut: 78.0
Olive: 73.7
Rapeseed (edible variety): 55.5

I have heard that highly polyunsaturated oils may promote cancer.  I
have no references to this but do believe that olive oil use may
contribute to the low cancer and heart disease rates amoung Mediteranean
(sp?) peoples.  Anyone have any data?
-- 
			Jerry Natowitz
			ihnp4!houxm!hropus!jin
			The Master Baker