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saturated fat. If olive oil is not for you, canola oil is also ABOUT N.C. COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
a healthy oil option. Almond and hazelnut oils are very North Carolina Cooperative Extension is a strategic part-
instead of healthy oils but are super-expensive and hard to cook with. nership of NC State Extension, The Cooperative Extension
My go-to oils are olive and canola. It is fine to use coconut
Program at N.C. A&T State University, the U.S. Depart-
oil for a specific flavor, but only occasionally. Coconut and
ment of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Ag-
MEDMEDS palm oil are the most saturated fats available and should riculture (USDA-NIFA), and local government partners
statewide. Extension delivers research-based education
be consumed on a limited basis. Saturated fats provide no
health benefits.
and technology from NC State and N.C. A&T that enriches
the lives, land and economy of North Carolinians. Exten-
for BETTER HEALTH You may run across one of these Internet hoaxes that says sion professionals in all 100 counties and the Eastern Band
of Cherokee provide educational programs specializing in
most olive oil is fake, that you should not cook with it, or
agriculture, youth, communities, health and the environ-
that canola oil is deadly. There are Internet tools available
ment.
to help verify or debunk questionable claims. In reference
to the “cooking with olive oil” myth, the truth is olive oil
is fairly heat stable and has a smoking point of 392°F; heat
does not destroy its positive health benefits. All oils oxi-
dize (break down) when heated as they age and when ex-
posed to light and air. Avoid overheating any oil to reduce
Eating like those who live oxidation.
in the Mediterranean region
has been shown to promote “Med Instead of Meds” is an educational series offered at
North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Robeson Coun-
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