The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics

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"Heart-Friendly" Vegetable Oils:How Safe they Are


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1 Department of Dairy Bacteriology, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Mohanpur Campus, Mohanpur, Nadia, W.B. 741252, India
     

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Polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) rich oils like sunflower or safflower oils are not only projected in the advertising media as "heartfriendly" but also use of these oils are often prescribed by cardiologists as the sole cooking medium. Traditional cooking oils have been made responsible to be atherogenic whereas refined vegetable oils have been promoted as "heart-friendly" because of their PUFA content. Unfortunately, this has not improved the situation and in fact, the prevalence of the diseases is alarmingly increasing to almost epidemic proportions. Therefore, it is absolutely necessary to review recent research data to unearth the actual beneficial effects of these oils, if any.
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T. Kar
Department of Dairy Bacteriology, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Mohanpur Campus, Mohanpur, Nadia, W.B. 741252, India
A. K. Misra
Department of Dairy Bacteriology, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Mohanpur Campus, Mohanpur, Nadia, W.B. 741252, India

Abstract


Polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) rich oils like sunflower or safflower oils are not only projected in the advertising media as "heartfriendly" but also use of these oils are often prescribed by cardiologists as the sole cooking medium. Traditional cooking oils have been made responsible to be atherogenic whereas refined vegetable oils have been promoted as "heart-friendly" because of their PUFA content. Unfortunately, this has not improved the situation and in fact, the prevalence of the diseases is alarmingly increasing to almost epidemic proportions. Therefore, it is absolutely necessary to review recent research data to unearth the actual beneficial effects of these oils, if any.