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Your diet is a huge component of weight loss–even more than exercising. With that in mind, evaluating every part of your diet–even the oil you use to cook–is a good idea if you are serious about seeing results.
Some cooking oils are better than others for your overall health–and they keep your “healthy” meals actually healthy. Unfortunately, other cooking oils do the opposite, and can be a detriment to your health if you are not cautious.
Keep reading for the unexpected oil you should stop cooking with ASAP!
Vegetable Oil
Vegetable oil is a popular choice for cooking, but it might be best to avoid.
Lyssie Lakatos, RDN, and Tammy Lakatos Shames, RDN, co-owners of The Nutrition Twins, explained to Women's Health: "When the oils aren’t specified and it’s just a mystery blend of oils, you don’t know what you’re getting."
Since being more health conscious requires you being aware of what you are consuming, vegetable oil is not the best choice.
Plus, according to Cheat Sheet, most vegetable oils are "ultra-processed," which can be a problem if you are hoping to eliminate processed foods and ingredients from your diet.
That's not all. According to Time, vegetable oils can present some serious health risks if you aren't careful.
The article explains, "The unsaturated fats found in vegetable oils, when they’re heated, tend to oxidize. In this form, they’re more dangerous to body tissues and can trigger inflammation, a known risk factor for making blood-vessel plaques unstable enough to cause a heart attack."
With that in mind, try steering clear of vegetable oil. Instead, opting to cook with avocado oil or olive oil could be a better decision for your diet and health overall.
