[이데일리 이순용 기자] For health, experts say that even if you enjoy vegetable oils such as olive oil, you should consume as little butter, palm oil, and palm oil as possible. He said that insisting on only eating low-fat foods might do more harm than good for health.
According to the Korea Food Communication Forum on the 14th, Harvard Medical Publishing, an American journal of Harvard University Medical School, published an article on the 12th titled ‘Healthy oils at home and when eating out’ in an article on the 12th, “Consuming oil well. It is very important for health,” said a professor at the Graduate School of Public Health at this university.
Professor Walter Willett (Epidemiology and Nutrition) said, “Healthy oils (fats) are a component of hormones, help reduce inflammation, and lower bad cholesterol and blood pressure.” “It gives taste and satiety.”
As the healthiest oil, Professor Willett selected liquid (vegetable) oils such as olive oil. This is because it lowers blood cholesterol levels and contains antioxidants. In particular, he advised that the intake of extra virgin, which is pressed first and has the least amount of tablets, is ideal. Corn oil, rapeseed oil, sunflower seed oil, safflower seed oil, and soybean oil were also classified as healthy oils. Butter, palm oil and palm oil are examples of unhealthy oils. What they have in common is that they are provided in a semi-solid state and have a high percentage of saturated fat. Consumption of these fats raises LDL cholesterol levels and is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Professor Willett said, “There is no need to avoid saturated fats unconditionally.” “As long as the amount of calories you get from saturated fat is less than 5% of your total daily caloric intake (when you consume 2,000 kcal per day, you consume less than 100 kcal from saturated fat) It is not a problem,” he said.
Low-fat diets became popular in the 1990s, but he said there is no need to stick to low-fat products. Professor Willett’s study found that a low-carb diet was more effective at losing weight than a low-fat diet. Nor did the low-fat diet lose more weight than the high-fat diet.
