But the product has been dogged by stories of a nasty oily discharge; by claims that it inhibits the absorption of vitamins and nutrients that may help prevent cancer; by a hostile lobby group, the Centre for Science in the Public Interest; and by regulatory problems.
In "Sexy Beast," evil is personified with oily sangfroid by Ian McShane, who plays Teddy, and with chaotic glee by Ben Kingsley.
It is purified from menhaven, a small oily fish, by a company called Pronova Biopharma, and is sold by GlaxoSmithKline in the U.S. and Abbott Laboratories in Europe.
Environmental groups have been sounding the alarm for years about the devastating impacts of palm oil, but these warnings have largely been drowned out by the clamoring for more and more of the oily stuff by oblivious consumers worldwide.
Banish oily hair by investing in some dry shampoo Avoid squinting at the sun by always wearing sunglasses outdoors.
A nut is any seed or fruit consisting of a kernel, usually oily, surrounded by a hard or brittle shell.
A professor, played with oily ferociousness by Steven Skybell, becomes violently unhinged at the inability of his comely young female student to grasp the basic principles of subtraction.
Anna's husband, Moe Schmertz (played as an oily weakling by Brian P. Glover), dreams of high society while behaving callously toward Anna's increasingly alcoholic father (William Ryall).
A redneck version of the M.C. from "Cabaret," played with oily glee by Jake La Botz, he presents himself as our conscience's evil alter ego.
Jan the Wise (played with delightful oily charm by Manu Narayan) celebrates the virtue of staying put and following the "strictures" in the very funny tune "Stasis Is the Membrane".
