Vegetable oils
(also known as seed oils)
Quick summary of the science :
Fats are not created equal. Some fats promote our health positively while others increase our risks of heart disease. The key is to replace “bad fats” with “good fats”. The trouble is, the “good” fats are seen as the “bad” fats. Vegetable oils ARE NOT a healthy choice.
Vegetable oils (and margarine) are oils extracted from seeds like the rapeseed (canola oil) soybean (soybean oil), corn, sunflower, safflower.
Olive oil is not considered to be a vegetable oil
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If you count bodies, not cholesterol levels, vegetable oils are deadly
Substituting vegetable oils for saturated fat, definitely lowers your cholesterol levels. But does this protect your from heart disease ? In a word – NO.
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Despite their cholesterol “benefits”, soybean oils have been shown to be obesogenic and diabetogenic in rodent systems……… what is the problem ?
Vegetable oils belong to the family of polyunsaturated fats.
There are two important variations of polyunsaturated fats : omega-3 (fish oil) and omega-6 (vegetable oil). Click on the button below to learn more about omega-3s.
NB. Fats are not “the enemy”. To improve your metabolic health you want to aim CANDY FLOSS.
CUT the carbs & ADD protein, fat and fibre.
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