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To: JACKRUSSELL
"Some of the oil consisted almost entirely of soybean oil, which costs about one sixth of the price of olive oil."

And is a serious health hazard (phyto-estrogen in soy can cause breast cancer and prostate cancer)

5 posted on 10/20/2007 7:08:49 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Turning the general election into a second Democrat primary is not a winning strategy.)
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To: editor-surveyor
IIRC a few years back there were several deaths traced to adulterated fake olive oil in Europe.

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7 posted on 10/20/2007 7:11:05 PM PDT by Lurker ( Comparing moderate islam to extremist islam is like comparing smallpox to ebola.)
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To: editor-surveyor
Isn't the phyto-estrogen business more of a scare tactic by the Butter Board and manufacturers of corn oil?

Once soy is heated, it does undergo some significant chemical changes that degrade all the bad stuff ~ besides, I never drink soy oil.

8 posted on 10/20/2007 7:11:56 PM PDT by muawiyah
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