Almond oil improves plasma lipid profile

My favorite cooking oils are those rich in monounsurated fatty acids and low in saturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Olive oil and avocado oil fit in this category. The problem with extra virgin olive oil is its relatively low smoke point. Avocado oil has very high smoke point, but I cannot find it at a reasonable price anywhere here in Finland. Recently I started using cold pressed almond oil which has similar fatty acid profile as olive oil and avocado oil, but has a higher smoke point than extra virgin olive oil. It also seems to have a favorable effect on plasma lipid profile: in a recent randomized crossover trial Almonds and almond oil have similar effects on plasma lipids and LDL oxidation in healthy men and women. J Nutr. 2002 Apr;132(4):703-7. PMID: 11925464 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] http://www.nutrition.org/cgi/content/abstract/132/4/ 703 replacing half of the habitual fat in the diet with almond oil reduced plasma LDL by 6%, triglycerides by 14%, and raised HDL by 6%.
Information about smoke points:
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Oil Smoke Points http://www.goodeatsfanpage.com/CollectedInfo/ OilSmokePoints.htm

diagnosed T2 diabetic. Insulin resistance is a determining factor for at least some long term complications so a quick and dirty method is helpful for monitoring one`s own insulin resistance. The one I use is to measure the ratio of triglycerides to HDL.
Almonds and almond oil both appear to improve (decrease) this ratio by about 19%.
Thanks for the information on smoking points. My solution to the low smoking point of olive oil has been to cook at lower temperatures. Which dishes do you find require higher temperatures?
Quentin Grady ^ ^ / New Zealand, >#,#< iagnosed T2 diabetic. Insulin resistance is a determining factor for at least some long term complications so a quick and dirty method is helpful for monitoring one`s own insulin resistance. The one I use is to measure the ratio of triglycerides to HDL.
Almonds and almond oil both appear to improve (decrease) this ratio by about 19%.
Thanks for the information on smoking points. My solution to the low smoking point of olive oil has been to cook at lower temperatures. Which dishes do you find require higher temperatures?
Quentin Grady ^ ^ / New Zealand, >#,#< [ / / "... and the blind dog was leading." http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/quentin/

BTW, have you also measured or do you have any info about olive oils` effect on ratio of triglycerides to HDL?

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