What is the best and healthiest cooking oil canola [also called rapeseed oil]?
Both canola and Olive oil are low in Saturated fat and very high in Monosaturated fat content. So they have the ability to reduce and lower the risk of coronary heart diseases. Both are high in beneficial omega-3 and omega -6 fatty acids. Also according to wikipedia, olive oil has a better balance among these two fatty acids. For health benifits its better to use Extra virgin or virgin olive oil as they have the highest content of monosaturated fat. Even though these are mostly used as a salad dressing i dont hesitate to put them in my fry pan. I quite like it. :-). (for light and short time frying only) By the way everything in moderation is the best, as mentioned in wikipedia that a high consumption of omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, found in most types of vegetable oil including olive oil, may increase the likelihood that postmenopausal women may develop breast cancer. A similar effect was observed on prostate cancer. Other analysis suggested an inverse association between tota
