Palm Oil Health

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 [...]

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 [...]

The following article was compiled by Bryan See, product manager, Carotech . Red Palm Oil, the staple oil in the Africa and Asian continents, naturally contains unique phytonutrients that are proven to be beneficial to human health. The oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), from which red palm oil is derived, contains the phytonutrients tocotrienols (vitamin E), [...]

Most fat-soluble phytonutrients (including the regular tocopherol vitamin E) and antioxidants are poorly absorbed, which results in poor bioavailability. Thus consumers are not getting the optimal benefits or it takes a longer period of supplementation to see beneficial effects associated with these phytonutrients. Bioavailability is of utmost importance to ensure the organs and cells in [...]

The University of Louisiana at Monroe’s (ULM) College of Pharmacy has received a U.S. patent for its potentially life-saving anticancer research involving tocotrienols derived from Malaysian Palm Fruit Oil. Associate Professor of Pharmacy Khalid El Sayed and Pfizer-endowed Professor of Pharmacology Paul W. Sylvester, who is also director of graduate studies and research at ULM, [...]

Carotech Inc., the world’s largest and only GMP-certified natural full spectrum palm tocotrienol complex producer, has announced the commencement of another human clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of natural full spectrum palm tocotrienol complex in skin wound healing via topical application of Tocomin tocotrienol cream and topical as well as oral supplementation (Tocomin SupraBio). [...]

On the heels of human clinical studies that indicate tocotrienols found in palm fruit oil appear to reduce the severity of end-stage liver disease, new research has come out indicating that nearly 10 percent of U.S. teens have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NFLD). NFLD is largely silent accumulation of fat in liver cells that puts [...]

Carotech Inc., the world’s largest and only GMP-certified natural full spectrum palm tocotrienol producer has launched a scientific webinar that delves into the latest tocotrienol research (Tocomin SupraBio) in neuroprotection against stroke-induced injuries and white matter lesions. With the assistance of Carotech, the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) sponsors this on-demand webinar, entitled Research Updates [...]

Dr. Sharon Ling, PhD, did a fantastic job explaining how the tocotrienols found in palm fruit oil may play a role in protecting our brains and neurological system after a stroke. Her guest column, Tocomin from palm oil has neuroprotective properties, appears in the July 19, 2012 issue of BioSpectrum. Dr. Ling, the vice president of scientific [...]

Ladies: How can you help to keep your man healthier when he resists going to the doctor? dietitian Dr. Felicia Stoler told WUSA TV 9 News Now anchors that there’s one easy way to help protect his brain. Malaysian Palm Fruit Oil, which can be used for cooking in place of olive oil, is rich [...]