Showing posts with label omega-9. Show all posts
Showing posts with label omega-9. 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