title: The importance of the global oils and fats supply and the role that palm oil plays in meeting the demand for oils and fats worldwide.
abstract: This article highlights the importance of the role that palm oil plays in meeting the demand for oils and fats worldwide for food. On top of this food demand, the demand for vegetable oils for biofuels, which now absorb over 10% of world oil and fat supplies, has rapidly increased.
authors.affiliation: LMC International, Oxford, England, UK. info@lmc.co.uk
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fry
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fitton
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D028023:Arecaceae; D056804:Biofuels; D003132:Commerce; D004041:Dietary Fats; D005523:Food Supply; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D000073878:Palm Oil; D010938:Plant Oils
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; D004041:Dietary Fats; D010938:Plant Oils; D000073878:Palm Oil