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Regarding corn, canola, safflower, and other vegetable oils; is there a real difference among vegetable oils to one's cholesterol and health?
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Absolutely!: Polyunsaturated oils (corn oil is an example) have been shown to raise LDL ("bad" cholesterol) and lower HDL ("good" chol.). Monounsaturated oils (olive oil especially, canola, and safflower), raise HDL and are good in small amounts. Monounsaturated oils are important in the mediterranean diet and are preferable to animal fat, hydrogenated oils and polyunsaturated oils.
Answered 6/10/2014
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Yes: Fats can be good and bad. Good fats are omega 3 (fish or plant based such as flax, soybeans, walnuts, krill), omega 9 which comes from other nuts, olive oil, and canola oil. Corn, safflower, etc are omega 6 which is not healthy since all animals are overfed this and destroys the omega 3 to omega 6 balance we need in our body. Saturated and trans fats are also bad.
Answered 12/21/2014
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