There’s a lot of bad press about how certain refined vegetable oils are highly inflammatory in nature and also have high omega-6 content, and can be counted as one of the factors that cause obesity. Most edible oils that we use in our day-to-day cooking go through heavy processing and chemicals are added to increase their shelf life. Picking such oils for cooking is a bad idea, especially while trying to lose weight because some may have high transfat content – and maybe the reason behind that stubborn belly fat. If you have got rid of junk food and have started counting every single calorie, changing your cooking oil as well will be hugely beneficial. In this post, we will list out better and healthier alternatives to your cooking oil. But before that, here are some facts about cooking oil you should absolutely know.
There are three types of fats in a cooking oil ? saturated fat, mono saturated fat, polyunsaturated fat.
What is Saturated Fat" It is a fat that is rich in saturated fatty acids, usually solid at room temperature, it is found mainly in products derived from animals. Saturated fat can be found high in the following foods ? meat, palm oil, coconut oil, and butter. Saturated fat is believed to raise cholesterol level in the blood, which can cause various diseases including heart-related diseases.
What is Mono-saturated Fat" The easiest way to find out whether it is saturated fat or a mono-saturated fat is by checking the consistency of the...