Olive oil....

[email hidden] (Sara Bernelli) wrote in part:

Quoted message said:

I used to put olive oil, in moderation, over pasta and brown rice but
switched to canola oil which I read was healthier. Now I'm thinking of
switching to a product called Take Control Light, one of those new
margarine-type products that are suppose to lower cholesterol and fat.

Of course, one can read the labels on the canola oil bottle and the
Take Control container but I'm wondering if switching is really
healthier in terms of lowering cholesterol and fat. Any help here?
Thanks.

What are you trying to accomplish?

Olive oil has some health benefits and canola oil has some different ones.
Take Control Light is presumably a plant stanol/sterol concoction with a
vegetable oil carrier.

All are high in fat, of course!

I mostly use olive oil and get my omega-3 fatty acids with nuts, fatty fish
(mostly salmon), and lots of green, leafy vegetables.

Olive oil contains a number of beneficial compounds, including squalene.
Squalene appears to lower LDL. Olive oil accomplishes its lowering of LDL
without lowering HDL, something canola cannot manage.

Canola may help lower the risk of dangerous rhythm disturbances if a heart
attack occurs, may reduce the risk of clotting, may reduce tumor development,
and may reduce some kinds of inflammation. In my opinion, fish oil is better
documented in these regards than is the type type of omega-3 oil found in
vegetable oils.

Take Control and other sterol/stanol supplements can help reduce LDL, mostly
by blocking the absorption of dietary cholesterol.

If you are overweight, I'd be more concerned about the pasta and rice than the
olive oil, canola oil, or Take Control, particularly if any insulin resistance
is possible.
--
Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA

[email hidden] (Sara Bernelli) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

I used to put olive oil, in moderation, over pasta and brown rice but
switched to canola oil which I read was healthier. Now I'm thinking of
switching to a product called Take Control Light, one of those new
margarine-type products that are suppose to lower cholesterol and fat.

Of course, one can read the labels on the canola oil bottle and the
Take Control container but I'm wondering if switching is really
healthier in terms of lowering cholesterol and fat. Any help here?
Thanks.

Sara

Canola oil healthier than olive oil? Not from what I've read. There
are some details you should know:

Olive oil is thought to help raise HDL and Canola oil isn't. Always
use extra virgin First cold pressing olive oil. If you insist on using
Canola oil, use expeller pressed canola oil.

Olive oil has antioxdant properties not found in canola oil.

Mel

Lowering fat in the diet is only a goal if it's the "bad" fats. See
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/fats.html Re: chol
lowering of take control - that's benefical. Olive oil, tho, raises
your HDL (good chol) which is also important.

[email hidden] (Sara Bernelli) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

I used to put olive oil, in moderation, over pasta and brown rice but
switched to canola oil which I read was healthier. Now I'm thinking of
switching to a product called Take Control Light, one of those new
margarine-type products that are suppose to lower cholesterol and fat.

Of course, one can read the labels on the canola oil bottle and the
Take Control container but I'm wondering if switching is really
healthier in terms of lowering cholesterol and fat. Any help here?
Thanks.

Sara