Popular myth states that extracted oils are healthy. The truth is that they contribute to processes that result in inflammation, faster aging, and malignancy
Extracted Oils Are the Most Dangerous
The government, the food industry, even doctors may all bombard you with advice to eat so-called “healthy fats,” in the form of:
• olive oil (for monounsaturated fats)
• other vegetable oils (for polyunsaturated fats)
• fish oil (for long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fats)
But when you start looking closely, you will be faced with an unpleasant surprise. These extracted oils are dangerous in three major ways.
WHAT ARE EXTRACTED OILS?
No whole food is entirely fat. Instead, fat is mixed in with the thousands of other components of the food, including proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and (if it’s a plant) protective phytochemicals that work as antioxidants.
Extracted oils are fats that are forced out of this whole food matrix and put into a capsule, bottle, or tub. Liquid vegetable oils, margarine, and fish oil are all examples of extracted oils.
WHAT FATS DO YOU NEED?
There are two kinds of fats you do need to get (more…)
