Edible vegetable oil in market can be divided into three categories. The first category is soybean oil, peanut oil, sunflower oil, corn oil, high linoleic acid content of this type of oil, linoleic acid is one of the essential fatty acids. The second category is olive oil, canola oil, high oleic acid, can reduce blood lipids. The third category is perilla oil and linseed oil, useful for lowering blood lipids. In addition to the vegetable oil, as well as butter, lard and other animal oils.
Cardiovascular disease risk groups should choose canola or olive oil. In the cooking process add excess soybean oil, corn oil or sunflower oil, since the proportion of linoleic acid is too large, it is likely to increase the risk of coronary heart disease mortality.
