Re: The Great "Mediterranean Diet" Fraud.

From: Alf Christophersen (alf.christophersen_at_basalmed.uio.no)
Date: 03/26/05 

Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 20:31:44 +0100

On 25 Mar 2005 15:36:18 -0800, adam_becker_sr@yahoo.com wrote:

> :: Umm, you sure about the canola? I suspect you mean soy oil
>
>> The Okinawan researchers write: "We found that the most common fat in
>> the Okinawan diet is also monounsaturated fat, mostly from the canola
>> oil that they use for stir-fry cooking."
>
>OK, I stand corrected. But that must be a relatively new development.
>Canola's only been on the market for about 25 years. Certainly the
>Okinawin elders weren't using it in their formative years.

I think in the actual case they mean rape seed oil (pre-Canola)