I read, can't remember where, that although olive oil
does have this ratio of w6/w3 and is high in the w6's
through some pathway it turns into w3's in the body
and so it is beneficial.  I think perhaps I read this
in "The Omega Diet" book, but not certain.  Can
someone confirm?


--- Todd Moody <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> You know, I'm so used to hearing how great olive oil
> is that I
> never bothered to check for myself, until after this
> morning's
> instructive experience with rapeseed/canola oil.
> Anyway, olive
> oil turns out to have a w6:w3 ratio of 13:1, which
> is almost
> twice that of soybean oil.  Yes, it's rich in
> monounsaturates
> but that omega ratio can hardly be considered
> favorable.  Canola
> oil is almost as high in monounsaturates, but has a
> *much* better
> omega ratio.
>
> In addition, as I continue to look at articles about
> canola and
> the Brassica family of greens from which the
> oil-rich hybrids are
> made, it is increasingly clear that these are edible
> plants that
> humans have been using for a long time, many of them
> native to
> norhtern Africa and the Middle East.  What makes
> this research
> complicated is the fact that canola oil is typically
> produced
> from hybrids of different varieties of Brassica;
> there is no
> single combination that is used exclusively.
>
> Todd Moody
> [log in to unmask]
>


=====
-kb.
[log in to unmask]
_________________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com