Are Edible Oils Harmful or Beneficial to your Health?
You may be using sunflower or canola oil in your home. Whether you cook with it, add it to salads, or fry your parathas, the oils extracted from seeds are popular all worldwide. But these oils are currently the subject of heated debate online. Recently, some controversial claims have emerged about the edible oils derived from seeds, canola, and sunflower oil, which are said to have harmful effects. Is there any truth to these claims? Seed oils have been the subject of countless social media posts in recent years. People claim that they are ‘toxic’ and ‘harmful to health’. Critics have even coined the term “Eight Bad Oils” for certain seed oils. This refers to eight popular seed oils—canola, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, soy, rice bran, sunflower, and cotton flower—because they are accused of causing heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Are seed oils harmful to health, or is this hostility towards them unjustified? Does Seed Oi...