Healthy Life from Oil | Will unreasonable intake of edible oil have an impact on our health?

Among the many food elements, oil has the greatest impact on health. On the one hand, the different structures and compositions of edible oils have different functions and have different effects on health. On the other hand, unreasonable intake of edible oils can also have an impact on health.

Studies have shown that excessive intake of edible oils can affect cholesterol metabolism in the human body and is closely related to atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases. In particular, excessive intake of saturated fatty acids can significantly increase blood lipids and cause chronic diseases such as hypertension, coronary heart disease and diabetes. In addition, saturated fatty acids can also induce obesity and increase harmful bacteria (Bacteroides and Cocci) in the intestines, which is harmful to health. Insufficient intake of oils and fats can lead to malnutrition.

In addition, incorrect cooking methods can also destroy the nutrition of cooking oil, affect the structure and composition balance of cooking oil, and have an impact on health. For example, high-temperature frying will not only destroy the nutritional components of food, but overheating will also produce some peroxides and carcinogens.

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