Sarah: There are three important factors that affect an oil when you cook with it, which change its taste but also change potentially some of the health effects. Jonathan: As a general rule of thumb, it's good to pick oils that have a higher smoke point and avoid heating above 170 degrees centigrade or also 340 degrees Fahrenheit. Sarah: Extra virgin olive oil has more of these bioactive nutrients such as polyphenols, which are really special because they reduce the impact of free radicals caused by oxidation.Jonathan: refined oils usually have higher smoke points like I pointed out, but they often have less of the beneficial plant chemicals we find in olive oils.

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