Guest guest Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 From my alma mater... *grin* A recent study conducted by Wendy White, associate professor of food science and nutrition at Iowa State University, shows that eating salad vegetables with some added fat promotes the absorption of lycopene, alpha- and beta-carotenes, all of which aid in the fight against cancer and heart disease. On the flip side, eating a salad completely devoid of fat deprives your body of these beneficial substances. Likewise, you can eat a handful of carrot sticks, but without the accompanying ranch dressing or dip, your body can kiss the beta-carotene goodbye. http://www.iastate.edu/~nscentral/releases/2004/jul/whitebetac.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 Let me put in a plug for using olive oil. You won't get the chemicals that you'd get with salad dressing, and olive oil helps with the good cholesterol, if I'm not mistaken. Hilary On Sun, 25 Jul 2004 09:09:28 -0700 Suzanne <boodlehund writes: From my alma mater... *grin*A recent study conducted by Wendy White, associate professor of food science and nutrition at Iowa State University, shows that eating salad vegetables with some added fat promotes the absorption of lycopene, alpha- and beta-carotenes, all of which aid in the fight against cancer and heart disease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 it does help with the good cholesterol, but canola oil is better! Nancy - Hilary H Merola Sunday, July 25, 2004 2:20 PM Re: don't forget the fat Let me put in a plug for using olive oil. You won't get the chemicals that you'd get with salad dressing, and olive oil helps with the good cholesterol, if I'm not mistaken. Hilary On Sun, 25 Jul 2004 09:09:28 -0700 Suzanne <boodlehund writes: From my alma mater... *grin*A recent study conducted by Wendy White, associate professor of food science and nutrition at Iowa State University, shows that eating salad vegetables with some added fat promotes the absorption of lycopene, alpha- and beta-carotenes, all of which aid in the fight against cancer and heart disease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 Nancy Kohn wrote: > it does help with the good cholesterol, but canola oil is better! > Hmm. Seems like I've read otherwise, but I can't remember where. I just feel better using olive oil. It's a natural product with a proven track record. I still use canola oil sometimes when I don't want the stronger flavor of olive or peanut though. Suzanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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