Health: Fried food fine for heart if cooked with olive or Sunflower oil

Eating fried food may not be bad for the heart,

as long as you use olive or sunflower oil to

make it, experts say.

They found no heightened risk of heart disease

or premature death linked to food that had

been cooked in this way.

But the investigators stress that their findings,

from studying the typical Spanish diet in

which these "healthy" oils are found in

abundance, do not apply to lard or other

cooking oils.

In an accompanying editorial, Professor

Michael Leitzmann from the University

of Regensburg in Germany said:

"Taken together, the myth that frying

food is generally bad for the heart is not

supported by available evidence.

"The study suggests that specific aspects

of frying food are relevant, such as the oil

used, together with other aspects of the diet."

Mediterranean diets have long been hailed

as healthy, being packed full of low-fat,

high-fibre fresh fruits and vegetables.

And numerous studies have shown a

balanced diet such as this can cut the risk

of illnesses like cancer and heart disease.

A senior heart health dietitian at the

British Heart Foundation, said:

"Before we all reach for the frying pan,

it's important to remember that this was a

study of a Mediterranean diet rather

than British one.

She continues...

Our (UK) diet in the UK will differ

from Spain, so we cannot say that this

result would be the same for us too.

In other simpler word : British cooking

might be unhealthy.

It doesn't take a genius or a scientist to

understand that Humus or salad is more

healthy than Bangers &mash or Bacon.

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