Our family uses mostly olive oil. Specifically, five liter cans costing about $13 labeled in Italian "Extra Virgin Olive Oil". I'm willing to believe it is not the best.
However, we live in Ukraine, a world leading producer of sunflower seeds. Natives have always used sunflower oil, and I just don't see that many obese people. Count me skeptical.
Our family uses mostly olive oil. Specifically, five liter cans costing about $13 labeled in Italian "Extra Virgin Olive Oil". I'm willing to believe it is not the best.
However, we live in Ukraine, a world leading producer of sunflower seeds. Natives have always used sunflower oil, and I just don't see that many obese people. Count me skeptical.
Maybe it has to do with the processing of the seeds, and not the seeds themselves ? Maybe, in Ukraine, the accessibility to other crappy super processed foods, simply isn't available, such as in the horrific, American overall diet ?
I'm super sensitive to hydrogenated oils, regardless of type. I can eat whole peanuts till they're popping out my ears, but I can't touch a drop of commercially produced peanut butter. I'm so fearful of eating that stuff now, I'd starve to death before ever touching hydrogenated peanut butter, ever again.
The products they sell are called "refined" and "unrefined," the former being clearer in color and more common. I expect that they use chemicals and heat in the refining process.
You raise one of the many questions that have me wondering. Ukraine is a "No GMO" country, but I'm quite sure they use glyphosate to dry crops before harvest. Such information is not as easy to find here as in the US.
We can't be too concerned. We have other things to worry about. Like, what does Putin want? To anihilate us? To make us love him? To change our way of thinking? Interesting to ponder, as we soldier on.
How about the higher potential for harm when repeatedly heating the same oil in commercial deep fryers? If all you do at home is heat the oil up once to cook an immediate meal and conscientiously try to keep the heat down to a reasonable level(350┬░F?), maybe the oil does not degrade enough to cause significant harm.
Somebody should do an experiment including type's of seed oils and temps while documenting acrylamide and other nasties. . .
Our family uses mostly olive oil. Specifically, five liter cans costing about $13 labeled in Italian "Extra Virgin Olive Oil". I'm willing to believe it is not the best.
However, we live in Ukraine, a world leading producer of sunflower seeds. Natives have always used sunflower oil, and I just don't see that many obese people. Count me skeptical.
Maybe it has to do with the processing of the seeds, and not the seeds themselves ? Maybe, in Ukraine, the accessibility to other crappy super processed foods, simply isn't available, such as in the horrific, American overall diet ?
I'm super sensitive to hydrogenated oils, regardless of type. I can eat whole peanuts till they're popping out my ears, but I can't touch a drop of commercially produced peanut butter. I'm so fearful of eating that stuff now, I'd starve to death before ever touching hydrogenated peanut butter, ever again.
Only you would know, being you live there.
The products they sell are called "refined" and "unrefined," the former being clearer in color and more common. I expect that they use chemicals and heat in the refining process.
You raise one of the many questions that have me wondering. Ukraine is a "No GMO" country, but I'm quite sure they use glyphosate to dry crops before harvest. Such information is not as easy to find here as in the US.
We can't be too concerned. We have other things to worry about. Like, what does Putin want? To anihilate us? To make us love him? To change our way of thinking? Interesting to ponder, as we soldier on.
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Man, interesting post, from the Ukraine no less!
How about the higher potential for harm when repeatedly heating the same oil in commercial deep fryers? If all you do at home is heat the oil up once to cook an immediate meal and conscientiously try to keep the heat down to a reasonable level(350┬░F?), maybe the oil does not degrade enough to cause significant harm.
Somebody should do an experiment including type's of seed oils and temps while documenting acrylamide and other nasties. . .