Some Things I Learned in Malaysia

  Flying from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Kuala Lumpur takes a LONG time (32 hours with layovers) You can get a LOT of reading done in 32 hours (about GM Foods and Business) Cathay Pacific is a terrific airline Malaysia is HOT Lots of people (and media) have the

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Palm Oil Nutrition Week – Day 3

This 3rd day of scientific presentations at Palm Oil Nutrition Week is really bringing all of the most recent information together related to fatty acid balance for health. For example, what types of fat – and how much – and in what ratios – are best for our health?   An amazing lineup of researchers

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Malaysian Palm Nutrition Week – Day 2

Another terrific day of phytonutrient science here in Malaysia! Today, we heard some more about tocotrienols, but also delved into the science and health benefits of carotenoids and flavonoids. I will place some of the interesting highlights below from each of the speakers. My own presentation was about using phytonutrients to restore biochemical balance in

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Malaysian Palm Oil Nutrition Week – Day 1

I’m excited to be attending and speaking at the Palm Oil Nutrition Week scientific conference in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia this week. The first few days will be devoted to scientific presentations about the health benefits of phytonutrients from red palm fruit, including tocotrienols, carotenoids, and flavonoids. I will be delivering a presentation tomorrow about the

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