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No Palm Oil for Me
I avoid palm oil whenever I can. Not because it's a saturated fat but because of where it is farmed.
Indonesia, specifically Borneo, is one of the major exporters of palm oil these days. And to farm it, migrants from Java and elsewhere in Indo plow supposedly protected land, that has been set aside by their government specifically to protect the endangered Orangutans!
Borneo is the last of only two places on earth that house Orangutans, one of the four Great Ape species. Experts predict that if habitat continues to be destroyed at the current rate, these marvelous creatures could be extinct in as little as 20 years.
So, please, stay away from palm oil.
It's not good for you either!
Ginagce
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