Tag: alpha-linoleic acid

  • Altered Fats

    Namaste When it comes to oils, most of us can barely distinguished between samples of mineral oil, safflower oil, flaxseed oil, motor oil, etc. especially if we are  blindfolded and they are presented to be sniffed, touched, and tasted.  This is the reason the concept of ‘vegetable oil’ or ‘salad oil’ was readily accepted among…

  • Fats in Perspective

    It is well documented that after water, fat is the most abundant substance found in the body. Thus we parade social places and spaces with bottled water implying to all and sundry that we keeping up good health by keeping our bodies hydrated. However, we do not make such frequent public displays when we fill…