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I hadn't heard of Enova, but I checked their HomePage and it looks like Diacylglycerol Oil is chemically reconfigured oil. It's made by either changing the structure of or extracting part of naturally occuring oils. (I'm a little vague on just which.) They claim the body handles Diacylglycerol Oil differently from naturally occuring fats, but with no digestive side-effects. I don't know how my cranky gut would react to this, but I'm leery of an oil I can't pronounce. (BTW, I thought their answer to the FAQ about Enova and diabetes was really strange.)

I'm IBS-D and I use olive oil and canola oil all the time for cooking, baking, and even (don't tell) very occasionally for salad dressing. My experience is that they are the fats I tolerate the best by far and as long as I don't go overboard with them, I have no problems.

I believe our bodies need some oil to function properly, so I don't think no oil would be a good idea for anyone. As I understand it, Heather recommends getting no more than 25% of calories from fat, but definitely does not recommend cutting fat out entirely.

HTH.

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