Palm Oil Health

Dr. Shawn Talbott will be among the many experts presenting information today during Palm Oil Nutrition Week in Malaysia. Dr. Talbott will talk about Palm Phytonutrient in Athletes. His presentation will be one of many to help researchers understand the many end-user benefits of their work. In his presentation, Dr. Talbott will discuss the influence [...]

While in Malaysia for the Malaysian Palm Oil Council’s Palm Oil Nutrition Week, Dr. Shawn Talbott got to handle the fruit of the oil palm, and got a first-hand glimpse at a display of its many fractions and applications. He explores that display in this video, pointing out the rich red color of crude Malaysian [...]

This week, Holistic Pharmacist Sherry Torkos will address an international gathering of researchers and medical practitioners during Palm Oil Nutrition Week 2013. The event, sponsored by the Malaysian Palm Oil Council, is being held in Malaysia. Torkos arrived in Malaysia a few days ago, accompanied by three other influential opinion leaders who also will be [...]

During a recent segment of the Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family show, hosts Mark Steines and Cristina Ferrare discovered how Malaysian Palm Fruit Oil may benefit their cholesterol. With 87 million subscribers, The Hallmark Channel is the nation’s leading destination for quality family programming. Guest Jonny Bowden, the Rogue Nutritionist and author of The Great [...]

Four prominent health professionals will travel to Malaysia next week to share and exchange knowledge about the health benefits of Malaysian Palm Fruit Oil with medical practitioners and researchers from around the world. While there, the group will also tour local oil palm plantations, processing facilities and wildlife refuges. The trip coincides with the annual [...]

Just because coconut oil is also a product of palm trees doesn’t mean that it’s similar to healthy palm fruit oil. The truth is that coconut oil is much more like palm kernel oil in terms of chemical composition and physical characteristics. The fatty acid composition of Malaysian palm fruit oil set it apart from [...]

Mom Talk Radio host Maria Bailey recently welcomed Dr. Felicia Stoler to her show to give listeners advice on taking better care of their health. Dr. Stoler’s advice included eating foods that are helpful at reducing inflammation including salmon and avocados. She also included healthy Malaysian Palm Fruit Oil in that category. Scientists have tied [...]

Products made with Malaysian Palm Oil are getting a great deal of media attention in part because of their tocotrienol content. A form of vitamin E not found in the typical Vitamin E supplement, researchers have associated tocotrienols with neuroprotective properties after strokes; there is also evidence that tocotrienols may be beneficial in helping to [...]

With the right balance, saturated fatty acids maintain your HDL (good cholesterol) while polyunsaturated fatty acids decrease your LDL (bad cholesterol). Palm oil contains approximately 44% palmitic acid (saturated), 5% stearic acid (saturated), 39% oleic acid (monounsaturated), and 10% linoleic acid (polyunsaturated). Researchers are only on the cusp of understanding how fatty acids work independently [...]

Carotech Inc., the world’s largest and only GMP-certified tocotrienol/mixed carotene producer is pleased to share a follow up study that shows mixed vitamin E (tocotrienols and tocopherols) levels in the blood play an important role in the pathology of Alzheimer’s Disease. The use of combined vitamin E levels and brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurements [...]