Re: The Great "Mediterranean Diet" Fraud.

From: Juhana Harju (shantigiri_at_despammed.com)
Date: 03/23/05 

Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:55:43 +0200

Laurie wrote:
:: "Juhana Harju" <shantigiri@despammed.com> wrote in message
:: news:3adl1fF680f79U1@individual.net...
:: "The Okinawan's main method of cooking is low-temperature stir-fry
::: (not deep-frying).
:: What are the temperatures involved?
::
:: Laurie

No mention about that. Personally I don't think that canola oil is ideal
for frying. I would rather use extra virgin olive oil and fry only in
low temperatures and very lightly. Extra virgin olive oil reduces lipid
peroxidation slightly better than canola oil because of the phenolic
compounds of olive oil contains. Canola oil would be better for salad
dressings than frying because of the higher content of polyunsaturated
oils. But the fact that Okinawan centenarians use canola oil (or a
combination of rapeseed oil and soy oil) even in frying is an indication
that it is a reasonably safe and healthy choice. 

-- 
Juhana

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