Palm International Nutra-Cosmeceutical Conference (PINC 2015)
Palm International Nutra-Cosmeceutical Conference (PINC 2015) International conference to focus attention on palm oil’s health benefits With palm oil poised to replace much of the partially hydrogenated oils in...
US Trans Fat Ruling – A Much Overdue Move to Improve Overall Health of the Population
On Tuesday, 16 June 2015, the US FDA took a bold and positive step in announcing its decision that trans fats from partially hydrogenated oils should be phased out...
Something is Smoldering in Nutrition Today
Health Controversies of the food we eat can be found throughout recent civilizations. Only a few decades ago some thought that smoking tobacco was actually good for them. Or...
2015 U.S. Dietary Guidelines encourage sustainable eating
Proposed changes to the U.S. Dietary Guidelines include a discussion on environmentally sustainable food production. This increased focus on sustainable eating could mean that we’ll be seeing more U.S....
Saturated Fats and Coronary Heart Disease
Making sense of recent research findings on saturated fats We are in the midst of a dramatic evolution in our understanding of dietary fats and their impact on health...
Concerned about stroke? A two-year study finds that vitamin E from Malaysian palm oil helps to protect brain’s white matter
Study published in the American Heart Association journal, Stroke, shows that palm tocotrienols may slow the progression of brain-degenerating white matter lesions While you may know about your brain’s...