Thanks for the link, maybe I can defend now......it's safe to use even 3.5%
A stearic acid-rich diet improves thrombogenic and atherogenic risk factor profiles in healthy males.
Eur J Clin Nutr. 2001 February. Department of Food Science, RMIT University, Victoria, Melbourne, Australia. To determine whether healthy males who consumed increased amounts of dietary stearic acid compared with increased dietary palmitic acid exhibited any changes in their platelet aggregability, platelet fatty acid profiles, platelet morphology, or haemostatic factors. Results from this study indicate that stearic acid (19g/day) in the diet has beneficial effects on thrombogenic and atherogenic risk factors in males. The food industry might wish to consider the enrichment of foods with stearic acid in place of palmitic acid and trans fatty acids.
There you are, you can now claim a positive health benefit!.
Next question please. The impossible we can answer at once, miracles take a little longer.
Remember that Pil Saponis (Soap Pills) were very popular in Victorian times.
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johnep