102. How to Choose the Right Cooking Oil

Episode Summary

No kitchen is complete without cooking oil. Used for sautéing, frying, baking, drizzling over vegetables for roasting or as salad dressing, there are endless ways to use oil. When used correctly, oils can have tremendous health benefits, including lowering cholesterol, decreasing inflammation and reducing your risks for heart disease and death. But if you use them wrong, they can increase your risks for all of these.

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Key Takeaways To Tune In For

[1:10] Oils increase the absorption of fat soluble vitamins
[2:02] Selecting the right oil means knowing its smoke point
[2:28] When you burn the oil, you destroy the oil’s flavor and health benefits
[4:54] You should only buy oils in dark glass containers
[6:51] Avocado oil can withstand higher heat than most other oils
[7:44] Butter and coconut oil are relatively high in saturated fat
[10:02] Consumption of dairy products has been associated with prostate cancer and other health risks
[12:38] Corn oil is an oil that is best to avoid
[13:03] Extra virgin olive oil can protect against cancer, neurodegenerative disease and heart disease
[14:36] Sesame oil has been used in food preparations for more than 2,000 years
[16:23] Walnut oil is high in healthy omega-3 fatty acids which are known to be beneficial to the heart and brain

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