Palm Oil Health

People have been consuming palm oil for more than 5,000 years. Yet, it is only in the last few decades that international research began uncovering its significant health potential. After more than 80 reputable studies, it’s clear that the impact of this palm oil research could be huge. Dietary fats and cholesterol Most of us [...]

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, [...]

Everyone knows someone who has been affected by breast cancer. The deadly disease claims the lives of too many of our mothers, sisters and daughters each year. The good news is incidences of breast cancer have been dropping over the past decade, but we can’t stop there. News that products made with healthy palm oil [...]

Tocotrienol-treated MCF-7 human breast cancer cells show down-regulation of API5 and up-regulation of MIG6 genes.
Cancer Genomics Proteomics. 2011 Jan-Feb;8(1):19-31
Authors: Ramdas P, Rajihuzzaman M, Veerasenan SD, Selvadur…

Researchers are about to embark on the first human clinical study to see if the Vitamin E tocotrienols found in Malaysian Palm Fruit Oil are beneficial to women fighting advanced breast cancer. Previous research tocotrienol’s anti-cancer properties on breast cancer cell lines and in animals has shown positive results. “The studies are promising enough to [...]