Guest guest Posted December 29, 2001 Report Share Posted December 29, 2001 Hi All, I have updated my excel oil analysis file with 13 different oils and fats. The Plaque Formation Index (based on the sensitivity of the fat / oil to oxidation, based on the number of double bonds in the fatty acid) goes from 32 for Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) to 1,035 for Flax oil. Olive oil rates 363. While intakes of high levels of Vit E will of course reduce free radical peroxidation of the mono and poly fatty acids, the relative nature of the peroxidative risk to the long chain mono & poly fatty acids being transported in LDL cholesterol stays the same. Or to make it simple. It is only peroxidized (attacked by free radical) long chain mono & poly fatty acids in LDL cholesterol which mainly form blood vessel plaques. Short, medium and long saturated fats can't be oxidized and short & medium saturated fats don't need LDL cholesterol for transport through the body. VCO is the richest source of short & medium chain fatty acids and has the lowest LDL index of any fat / oil. Here is the gif screen shot: coconut-info/files/OilAnalysis291201.gif (coconut-info access) crsociety/files/VCO/OilAnalysis291201.gif (public access) and here is the Excel file: coconut-info/files/OilAnalysis291201.xls (coconut-info access) crsociety/files/VCO/OilAnalysis291201.xls (public access) ======================== Good Health & Long Life, Greg , gowatson@... USDA database (food breakdown) http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/ PubMed (research papers) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi DWIDP (nutrient analysis) http://www.walford.com/dwdemo/dw2b63demo.exe Patch file for above http://www.walford.com/download/dwidp67u.exe KIM (omega analysis) http://ods.od.nih.gov/eicosanoids/KIM_Install.exe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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