Canola Oil Can Help Americans Meet Dietary Fat Recom...(e population meeting dietary guidelines ...),Health

Date:10/4/2007

e population meeting dietary guidelines for saturated fat intake and achieving adequate intakes of alpha-linolenic acid," adds Jennifer Nettleton, Ph.D., assistant professor of cardiovascular disease epidemiology, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, in an accompanying JADA editorial. "Substituting canola oil for other common oils has the potential to reduce the substantial burden of coronary heart disease in the United States."

Canola oil has the lowest amount of saturated fat of all commonly used vegetable oils. It predominantly contains monounsaturated fat and is a good source of ALA.

"Not only can canola oil positively influence consumer fat intake, but also healthy oil changes in food service and food manufacturing," notes Steve Kakela, president of the U.S. Canola Association, which supported the study. "It is a solution for decreasing both trans and saturated fats in the food supply."

CONTACT: Angela Dansby of the U.S. Canola Association, +1-773-472-2911, angela@uscanola.com

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