Summary
Remembering which oils are good and which are bad can seem tricky, but there are a few simple guidelines to keep in mind: trans fatty acids -- which are formed from highly processed vegetable oils and appear in processed foods -- are bad. Saturated fats, found in meats, dairy, and processed foods, should be kept to a minimum. Polyunsaturated fats can be eaten in moderation, but should be balanced between omega-3 source like fish and flax and omega-6 sources like nuts and eggs.
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- Let's face it: the distinction between good fats and bad is a slippery one.
- Then there's the delicate high-wire act that balancing your essential fatty acids requires.
- An omega 3 deficiency could also affect your cognitive function and behavioural and emotional equilibrium.
- Some believe the danger is minimal, others advise frying only at low temps.
- Actually, high heat can damage many oils, though grapeseed oil, as well as harder-to-find rice bran oil, are being touted as the best choices for high-heat cooking.
- California-based Spectrum is offering hybrid safflower oils and others -- available in T.O. -- that, according to the company, stand up to high-temperature cooking.
- If omega 3s are not present in an infant's diet, later in life this seems - and I strongly underline the word "seems" - to be linked to depression and other forms of psychiatric illness later in life.
- The question is, can we improve the situation by taking fish oil supplements?
- The only fats that aren't damaged by heat are saturated fats.
- And don't set the heat too high.
- Or you can steam food with a little bit of water and then add oil, which tastes just as good as frying.
- Natural saturated fats have gotten a bad rap, but as we unravel all the information and wrong assumptions about saturated fats and heart disease, they will be rehabilitated.
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