My relative swears by cooking oil to be healthier than eating fat/lard/butter
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I wanted to hear this community’s take on what is healthier. What about for an older aged individual?
I think most of the data seems to indicate that Olive Oil is the way to go for sautéing and other cooking methods that require fat. Butter I think is generally frowned upon due to its saturated fat content (though I’ve seen some arguments that butter is fine, aside from the saturated fat which should be consumed in moderation) and standard vegetable oil seems to have the problem of being unstable when heating, and it can break down in such a way that negative compounds may be released that could increase risks of certain types of diseases.
I don’t think heart problems are one of these issues, so for heart health, vegetable oil (with its lower Saturated fat content) might be better compared to butter/lard though that isn’t to say its healthy. Olive oil, again, is probably the best way to go.
Cooking oil can be one of or a mixture of several of specific oils like corn, soy, or olive. Liquid fats like oil are low in saturated fats.
Lard and butter are high in saturated fats. Human studies have had mixed results. But a well done rat study found saturated fats increase clots.