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MAZOLAŽ HEART-HEALTHY CUISINE FACT SHEET
- Select a healthy eating plan, but don't forego the things you love
- Replacing saturated fats with unsaturated fats, such as MazolaŽ cooking
oils, can help you reduce your risk of heart disease without compromising
on great taste.
- Know your fats! - Contrary to popular belief, not all fats are bad.
In fact, some fats are essential components of a healthy diet. Unsaturated
fats such as monounsaturated and polyunsaturated are healthy components to
a diet when they are consumed as part of a low saturated fat diet. Some studies
suggest unsaturated fats may even help lower LDL (bad) cholesterol when eaten
as part of a low saturated fat diet. Reduce consumption of trans fat, hydrogenated
fat and dietary cholesterol found in some cooking oils and shortenings, as
they can raise blood cholesterol.
- Choose fats wisely - Choose fats and oils with two grams or less
saturated fat per tablespoon, such as corn, soybean, canola, olive and safflower
oils.
- Read food labels carefully - Not all vegetable oils are created equal.
Coconut oil, palm oil and palm kernel oil are high in saturated fat, even
though they're vegetable oils and have no cholesterol. Substitute unsaturated
fat, such as polyunsaturated fat and monounsaturated fat found in Mazola®
Vegetable, Corn, Canola, Right Blend and No Stick Cooking Oils and Sprays.
- Substitute unsaturated fat for saturated fat - This simple switch
in the diet may reduce the risk of heart disease.
- Look for added benefits - In addition to being a 100 % cholesterol
free source of unsaturated fat, Mazola vegetable oil contains twice the vitamin
E of leading vegetable oils.
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