Is Canola Oil Healthy? - Benefits and Dangers of cooking with Canola Oil

Fish is the only food that directly supplies substantial amounts of the omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA. But you can get them indirectly from vegetable oils rich in another omega-3, alpha-linolenic acid, which the body converts to EPA and DHA. Flaxseed oil contains the most alpha-linolenic acid; canola, olive, soybean, and walnut oil contain moderate amounts. Researchers aren't certain how much alpha-linolenic gets converted, but it's almost surely less than 15 percent, probably much less.

Nevertheless, several population studies suggest that people whose diet supplies a lot of alpha-linolenic acid may suffer fewer fatal heart attacks than others. So far, researchers have not clearly deter mined whether alpha-linolenic supplementation can reduce coronary risk. Based on the available evidence, the American Heart Association advises everyone not only to consume fish or fish oil regularly, depending on their coronary risk, but also to prepare meals using oils rich in alpha-linolenic acid.

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