In a message dated 5/20/03 4:51:39 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask]
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> Saturated fat, in laymen's terms, "hardens" cell walls, making it harder
> >for
> >insulin to flow in and out of the cell and, thus, leading to excess
> insulin
> >(hyperinsulinemia).
>

If this is true, then by the same logic, wouldn't too much polyunsaturated
fish oil would "weaken" cell walls increasing risk of stroke?

Here's an interesting article from Barry Groves site:  <A HREF="http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/fats_and_cancer.html">
http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/fats_and_cancer.html</A>
Although much of it has to do with polyunsaturated veggie oils, if you skip
down to the subsection called Polyunsatured Fats Suppress the Immune System,
and look at the next to the last paragraph, there is mention of fish oil
specifically.