Check out the posts on olive oil on this site using the search.
There are some previously posted links dealing with the composition of olive oil.
Some brands of processed oils have high omega six content.
Refining may also impact on other benificial elements of the oil, these too were from memory covered in the links.
If you are looking at trying to balance you omea three and sixes this may be a factor you may wish to consider.
Canola has been reported as good for baking is reported as about 22% linoleic (omega six) and has some three 10%. Others question its use.
No easy answers but I would suggest you check out the posts on olive oil and omega threes and sixes.
RB
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