significant effect on public health unless it is replaced with
polyunsaturated oils. It would be valuable to establish per
capita consumption levels in countries that produce or import
large amounts of edible palm oil. It would also be of value to
determine the levels of saturation and concentration of antioxidants
in the most common brands of palm oil used for
cooking in other developing countries. In our study, palm oil
users had significantly lower amounts of antioxidants and
-linolenic acid compared with soybean oil users (39).