> Is not most vegatable oil simply cold pressed and filtered? > All commercial veg oils are high-temperature cooked under pressure (to prevent a burnt taste) up to 500 degrees. This distinctly delays ensuing spoilage and rancidity by changing the oil composition to something resembling a liquid plastic. It doesn't spoil because no self-respecting bacteria/organism will eat it.
The term, "cold-pressed", is now allowed even when the cold-pressed oil is mixed with heated, processed oils. It has even been estimated that 30-40% of the "cold-pressed" olive oil sold in North America has been mixed (on the sly) with cotton seed or rape-seed (canola) oil. The article discussing a link between veg oils and macular degeneration would certainly have been about commercial veg oils. But, Dr. Weston Price found that the healthiest primitive societies on the planet were the ones that ate the MOST saturated fats. What do primitive Inuit eskimo indians eat all winter (the ones who have no contact with the white man)? Whale and seal blubber. Pure cholesterol. Do they struggle with heart disease? Never. 150 years ago, most of the folks in N. America lived on farms. What did they eat every day? Eggs. Cheese. Butter. Red meat. 150 years ago, heart disease was almost unheard of. So, how did a high-cholesterol diet go from being very healthy to dangerous? It didn't. It still isn't. Yes, today's eggs and meats are themselves dangerous because of modern growing, feeding and processing methods, but not because of cholesterol. Don't get me started! Terry Chamberlin ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
