Better oils for health

To absorb nutrients into our body we need one nutrient help -the FAT. We can eat carbohydrates, proteins and consume vitamins in various forms. However to absorb these beneficial nutrients we need help of most unpopular nutrient namely fat. We can go on diet without eating fat but it results in can result in unhealthy conditions. People who go on continuous low fat or no fat diet will get angry, frustrated, mood swings and irritable for no reasons! Before going on such diets it is  better to gain knowledge on what are good fats and bad fats?  Three types of fats – Unsaturated, saturated and Trans fats. Well, we all know how bad is trans fats.  Between other two unsaturated fats are highly recommended. In saturated fats category, there are few types of fats, in recent days are gaining importance like coconut oil and ghee (clarified butter).

In next few slides let us see which are the oils that are beneficial for us and why?

Sunflower Oil: Click to know more

Coconut Oil: Click to know more

Groundnut Oil: Click to know more

Mustard Oil: Click to know more

Sesame Oil: Click to know more

Soybean Oil: Click to know more

Canola Oil: Click to know more

Olive Oil: Click to know more

References:

• http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/
• https://www.organicfacts.net

The Great Indian Diet: by Shilpa Shetty Kundra & Luke Coutinho (2015)