--- Ticia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Also a test. Have I been unsubbed or something?
>
>
> Why is extra virgin olive oil so healthy?
>
> Olive oil is rich in monounsaturated fats, but so is lard - so something
> else may be the secret of olive oil's remarkable benefits. Unlike vegetable
> oils derived from seeds, olive oil is derived from a fruit. This means that
> there are unique anti-oxidants not found in vegetable oils, known as
> polyphenols. Polyphenols are compounds found in fruits (like olives) and
> vegetables. They act as shuttle systems to move free radicals from lipid
> (fat) membranes to water-soluble anti-oxidants (such as Vitamin C) so that
> they can be removed from the body. Like a relay race, if one of the runners
> is missing, the race will not be won no matter how strong the other runners
> might be. Polyphenols act as the intermediate relay runner to take free
> radicals from lipid-soluble anti-oxidants (such as Vitamin E) and pass them
> off to water-soluble antioxidants (such as Vitamin C). This is the real
> health benefit of olive oil. That's why olive oil is so effective in
> preventing the oxidation of LDL particles (a primary cause of heart disease
> development) and in providing protection of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids
> from oxidation in biological membranes.
>
> From newsletter Zone Diet Weekly Tip from Dr. Barry Sears
>
Zone bars are adictive. I had one for breakfast every morning for a week. The
next day I ran out and had eggs and a bit of tuna. By the second day of being
"zone free" I was having cravings so strong I left work to go buy a box.
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