As one of the world's experts on fats, what do you use at home? Well, Jonathan, I actually don't do the cooking at home. My husband does all the cooking. So it depends on what he likes. A lot of people that will be listening to this might have also listened to many other podcasts that talk about seed oils being the evil of our diet. We're not necessarily saying cooking with rapeseed oil is especially healthy. But what I do believe is that it's not unhealthy to cook with.
We use it to fry, roast, or dress a salad. Cooking oil is a kitchen staple. But it's hard to know which is healthiest for each scenario.
In today’s short episode of ZOE Science & Nutrition, Jonathan and Sarah ask: what cooking oils should you use and when?
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Studies referenced in the episode:
- ‘Heated vegetable oils and cardiovascular disease risk factors’ from Vascular Pharmacology here
- ‘Does cooking with vegetable oils increase the risk of chronic diseases?: a systematic review’ from British Journal of Nutrition here
- ‘Culinary oils and their health effects’ from British Nutrition Foundation here
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