Sunflower oil is frequently regarded as a healthy option, but let’s have a closer look……
Sunflower oil (and also Canola, Soybean, Corn and Safflower oil) is refined, so it’s not an organic healthy oil. Refined oils possess a more significant trans-fat content, and when you are talking about fats, trans is bad!
Not all fats are equal...
The Bad Fats
Vegetable oils, like Sunflower Oil may cause really serious illnesses!
Not all fats are bad, several are extremely important for good health. Bad fats are trans fats and vegetable fats – these are typically the types you really want to stay away from.
Bad fats (trans and vegetable) multiply our risk of being overweight, cancer and heart disease.
Bad, bad and also very bad.
(I would say that we can probably include the ‘very’ to all three bads!)
Exactly why are these fats so bad?
Because they are not organic. These kind of fats are in truth vegetable oils which have gone through a synthetic process that uses high pressured hydrogen and multiple chemical compounds to convert them from oils into fats.
Vegetable oils are harmful for your body. They may cause serious harm to the organs, especially the lung tissue and reproductive system. Scary stuff!
One study even claims that vegetable oils release hazardous cancer-causing chemical compounds.
Some other research has shown that a diet that is loaded with vegetable oils can cause toxicity of the liver, decreased autoimmune system and learning disabilities! All bad. Very very bad.
Time for some good news...
Heatlthy Fats
Coconut Oil trumps Sunflower Oil! Coconut oil is the perfect healthy replacement for 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? Stay away from using vegetable oils, like soybean, canola, sunflower, corn and safflower and as an alternative opt for natural oils, like coconut and krill.
Healthy oils might cost a little more in the short term, but think about the big picture. Isn’t your own long term well being worth investing a couple of extra bucks? Besides, medical treatments for all those frightening health problems brought on by bad fats have an expensive price tag too!