[Augusta I]

how much of it. is it bad for health.? red oil is got from a tree called palm and is grown in africa, especially in nigeria, west africa. from the tree, palm wine is tapped, from the nuts, red oil is extracted. it is said that africans are proned to hypertension and heart related diseases, and science has proved that there is a relationship beween excess cholesterol and heart attack. my question then is to find out if red oil contains cholesterol since it is a staple food of Africans.

[tweety]

to be honest i would go to the doctor and forget the other supplement that is not in a pres tried to you, you may hurt your heart or something other that you need in the future

[cardiophile]

I am afraid that it is not that oils contain cholesterol, but some oils are more atherogenic than others.

[straightener]

Palmolein is supposed to contain more saturated fatty acids only. Avoiding oil too much is again problematic. Go in for the polyunsaturated fatty acid kinds - generally those that are liquid at room temperature. Palm oil as also coconut oil (both are palms) congeal at room temperature. See the composition of both oils and decide.