Palm oil can raise “bad” LDL cholesterol and triglycerides ... Benson says that palm oil contains about 50% saturated fat and 50% “good” fats like monounsaturated and polyunsaturated ...

 In India, the oil palm tree was first introduced ... balance by potentially increasing HDL (good cholesterol) while not significantly raising LDL (bad cholesterol), the expert explained.

Now the question is, is palm oil good or bad for the planet? On one hand, palm oil is said to be a super-efficient oil crop as it takes less land to produce the same amount of oil as other oils ...

It’s an edible vegetable oil that comes from the fruit of oil palm trees, the scientific name is Elaeis guineensis. Two types of oil can be produced; crude palm oil comes from squeezing the fleshy ...

Diversification by Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs) into non-traditional areas such as palm oil cultivation and processing is showing good results, according to the Planters’ Association of Ceylon ...

Palm oil has been portrayed as being bad for the environment ... olive oil gets most attention at dinner tables as being good for us. However, low yields and supply volumes keep olive oil expensive.

We can help by not buying anything that contains palm oil. Makes you wonder why it has to be hidden under the names below. Check labels and please stop buying products that contains palm oil. Shampoos ...

Palm oil is cheap, tasty, extremely versatile, and its an ingredient in about half of everything - but is palm oil vegan?

But it's not good news in all parts of the island. "While the orangutan population has stabilised in large forest areas, their numbers declined in forest patches within oil palm landscapes," WWF said.

Known for its vibrant hue and nutrient density, palm oil is gaining recognition for its remarkable benefits for women’s ...

Buy something in a supermarket and there's a good chance it will contain palm oil. Follow it back through the supply chain and eventually you'll find an oil palm tree, likely in Indonesia.

KUALA LUMPUR/MUMBAI, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Malaysia's palm oil production is set to fall for the fourth consecutive month in December as heavy rainfall hit harvesting in the world's second-largest ...