Cooked in vegetable oil ... (food bites).(Brief Article)

Publication: Choice (Chippendale, Australia)

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While it doesn't contain cholesterol, not all vegetable oil is healthy unsaturated fat. Palm oil is widely used in the food industry (both fast and processed) and is 50% saturated fat, while coconut oil is 90% saturated--and saturated fat is worse news for your arteries than cholesterol itself.

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