The biggest problem I found regarding food when living in Thailand is that I ate out twice per day, usually rice or noodle dishes, and I had no idea what the ingredients were, but it's highly likely that the meals were full of **** like palm oil and MSGs. Since leaving I am able to fully check these things and avoid them, but it's interesting to go into an asian supermarket, where EU import regulations require an ingredient and nutritional breakdown label, and see most of the foods there list palm oil as a major ingredient.
I consume only flaxseed oil or olive oil these days.
http://healthyliving.msn.com/health-...l-good-for-you
I consume only flaxseed oil or olive oil these days.
http://healthyliving.msn.com/health-...l-good-for-you
Q:A: Palm oil, made from the fruit of the oil palm tree (Elaeis guineensis), is one of the most widely produced edible fats in the world. The oil palm yields two types of oil: One is extracted from the flesh of the fruit (palm oil), and the other from the seed, or kernel (palm kernel oil). Palm oil is consumed in many countries in vegetable oil, shortening, and margarine. In the United States, it accounts for a very small percentage of overall fat consumption.
Saturated fat
HDL cholesterol. Most trans fat is artificially created through hydrogenation. Partially hydrogenated oil, used in many processed baked goods and snacks and for frying foods, is a major source of trans fat.
In 2006 the FDAHarvard
Saturated fat
HDL cholesterol. Most trans fat is artificially created through hydrogenation. Partially hydrogenated oil, used in many processed baked goods and snacks and for frying foods, is a major source of trans fat.
In 2006 the FDAHarvard
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