Sunflower oil is often considered to be a healthy option, but let’s take a closer look……
Sunflower oil (and also Canola, Soybean, Corn and Safflower oil) is refined, so it’s not a natural healthy oil. Processed oils have a much higher trans-fat content, and when you are talking about fats, trans is bad!
Good and Bad Fats…
The Bad Fats
Vegetable oils, like Sunflower Oil can cause harmful medical concerns!
Not all fats are bad, many of them are absolutely essential for good health. Bad fats are trans fats and vegetable fats – these are the ones you really want to steer clear of.
Bad fats (trans and vegetable) increase our risk of obesity, cancer and coronary disease.
Bad, bad and also very bad.
(I think that we can probably add the ‘very’ to all 3 bads!)
Why are these types of fats so bad?
Because they are not natural. These kinds of fats are in truth vegetable oils that have passed through an artificial process that makes use of high pressured hydrogen and various chemicals to modify them from oils into fats.
Vegetable oils are very bad for our bodies. They can induce considerable damage to your organs, especially the lung tissue and reproductive system. Scary stuff!
One study even claims that vegetable oils discharge toxic cancer-causing chemicals.
Additional researchers have found that a diet that is loaded with vegetable oils may lead to toxicity of the liver, decreased immune system and even learning disabilities! All bad. Very very bad.
Now for some good news…
The Good Fats
Coconut Oil is better than Sunflower Oil! Coconut oil is the ideal healthy alternative to Sunflower oil
Contrary to popular belief, saturated fats and cholesterol are in fact good fats, and our bodies need them to be able to function effectively.
What’s the answer? Avoid using vegetable oils, like soybean, canola, sunflower, corn or safflower and instead go with natural oils, like coconut and krill.
Healthy oils may cost a little more in the short term, but consider the big picture. Isn’t your own long term physical health worth investing a few extra bucks? Besides, treatment for all those frightening illnesses caused by bad fats have a considerable price tag as well!