--- mark wilson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> Looks like Singapore is becoming Westernized in more
> ways than one. It's too bad, they've done very well
> for centuries consuming coconut products and other
> tropical oils, and now the educated are steering
> them
> toward corn, soybean, and sunflower oil.
>
> Quote from the article:
>
> Apart from animal foods, tropical oils like palm
> kernel, palm olein, coconut milk and oil are all
> high
> in saturated fats.
>
> Unsaturated fat is the 'better' type of fat and
> oils,
> which can reduce cholesterol levels. There are two
> categories - poly-unsaturated and mono-unsaturated
> fats.
>
> Examples of oils with poly-unsaturated fats are
> corn,
> soya, sunflower, safflower and sesame oils. END..
>
> From another website I found:
>
> In 2001, cardiovascular diseases (including coronary
> heart disease and stroke) were responsible for more
> than one-third of all deaths among Singaporeans.
>
> And...
>
> In 2001, cancer continued to be the leading cause of
> death in Singapore, accounting for 28.2 percent of
> all
> deaths.
>
> They're eating like us now and are beginning to pay
> for it.
>
>
http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/story/0,4567,106746,00.html
>
>
>
> Mark
>
>
>
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