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[zorba990]

I like the idea of red palm oil - even versus coconut oil. But I'm concerned because its seems that the action of tocotrienols (inhibit the HMG-COA Reductase mevalonate pathway) is at least similar to that of statins.


Tocotrienols regulate cholesterol production in mammalian cells by post-transcriptional suppression of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase.

http://www.jbc.org/c.../15/11230.short


versus

The HMG-CoA reductase pathway, statins and angioprevention.

http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/16517442


http://lpi.oregonsta...thernuts/coq10/



Please correct my misconception, and tell me that Red Palm Oil (and or tocotrionol concentrate) is good for me, because I found a good source for it (and clean goji berries too !)

As an aside, I find it interesting that Pantethine, which supports the CoA cycle also seems to lower bad lipids and encourage good lipids.

:-)

[blood]

Tocotrienol supplementation doesn't appear to have been linked to any nasty side effects, so far...

I take them.