Showing posts with label olive oil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label olive oil. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Is Canola Oil Better than Olive Oil for Cardiovascular Health?

Canola oil has less oleic (omega-9) and more ALA (omega-3) than olive oil and been shown to:

• improve lipid measurements greater than olive oil in human subjects in a randomized, double-blinded trial: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8399091

• improve cardiovascular health more than olive oil in a rat model: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7722678