Dr Pete's Health Secrets

             Red palm oil is natural extract from palm tree fruit. Poised to give its popular tropical cousin coconut oil a run for its money, this brightly colored oil adds an excellent red colour to your meals and has a sweet, nutty taste. In this article I would examine the health benefits of red palm oil and see how it compares with other cooking oils nutritionally,  The simple answer to the question is YES . Here are the reasons why its healthy. Recent studies have shown that saturated fat from plants are not the bad type. As a result coconut oil which has more saturated fat than the red palm oil has received more acceptance in developed countries. The red palm oil, like any other plant oil, does not contain any cholesterol! It contains just 50% saturated fat, the rest are Mono-saturated  and Poly-unsaturated fats. Nutritional Facts  1 Tablespoon (14gms) of palm oil Calories 120 Total Fat 14 g Saturated fat 7...