Which is the best cooking oil for reducing cholesterol, weight loss and health? Healthy Cooking Oils?

Cooking Oil, Healthy Cooking Oils

1. Fat is a high calorie food. There are 9 calories in each gram of fat.
2. Fat contains more than twice the number of calories in protein or carbohydrates.
3. From a weight loss viewpoint, all fats are equally 'bad' (same calorie-content). All vegetable oils contain 100% fat. Each tablespoon of vegetable oil contains 14 grams of fat. Each tablespoon of vegetable oil contains 120 calories.
4. Choose cold-pressed unrefined vegetable oils such as sesame, sunflower or safflower for salad dressing
5. Use extra-virgin olive oil for cooking. Avoid heating oils to high temperatures.
6. Minimize use of oils rich in saturated fats.
7. Avoid hydrogenated oils (trans-fatty acids). Use unhydrogenated margarines.
8. Avoid coconut and palm oil.
9. If is best to reduce your intake of high-fat, calorie-dense foods like butter (80 per cent fat), mayonnaise (75-80 per cent fat) and coconut oil (100 per cent fat)
10. For better health, choose oils/fats that are low in saturated fat.

Best Cooking Oil

For better health, choose oils/fats that are low in saturated fat & high in monounsaturated fat. The follwoiing table lists various oils in decreasing order of monounsaturated fat content.