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Palm Oil: Harmful to Health
21.12.2023 18:00
Updated: 13.05.2024 21:21
Palm oil is a vegetable oil obtained from the fruit of Elaeis guineensis, commonly known as the oil palm. Eleis guinea is a plant of the Arecaceae family.
Its homeland is Africa. Today, oil palm plantations are found throughout the tropics, primarily in Southeast Asia.
Why is palm oil harmful
It is used on an industrial scale in food production. However, its regular use does not bring any benefit. According to the World
Health Organization (WHO), it increases the risk of coronary heart disease and increases the level of “bad” cholesterol in the blood.
Palm oil is environmentally controversial because the trees grow in tropical forests.
Up to half of deforestation in these regions is due to palm trees.
Which is worse, palm oil or sunflower oil
Since the content of the same less healthy saturated fats in “palm” is higher than in other vegetable oils.
Another important indicator when assessing vegetable fats is linoleic acid (the more, the better).
There is little of it in palm oil - only 5%, while sunflower oil contains about 50-60% of this acid.
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