Olives, grapes, and almonds were hard to grow in central and south Mexico, and remained Spanish monopolies for a long time. The main contribution of the Old World, in most of Mexico, was domestic livestock. This proved a very mixed blessing. It provided cheap and abundant meat and cheese,...
Among the three case control studies that investigated the association between food consumption and ALL [23,39,42], one reported an increased risk for added lipids (butter, margarine, seed and olive oils, and olives), and no significant association with consumption of fruits [39]. Another study...