Bob
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I think this is helpful info for people like us with a sedantary life...
I do a lot of veg stir-frys, so I'm pleased to read this.
Fried food 'fine for heart' if cooked with olive oil
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16691754
But, an important caveat is that is only relates to frying healthy food, such as veg and fish...
I do a lot of veg stir-frys, so I'm pleased to read this.
Fried food 'fine for heart' if cooked with olive oil
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16691754
Eating fried food may not be bad for the heart, as long as you use olive or sunflower oil to make it, experts say.
They found no heightened risk of heart disease or premature death linked to food that had been cooked in this way.
But, an important caveat is that is only relates to frying healthy food, such as veg and fish...
But the investigators stress that their findings, from studying the typical Spanish diet in which these "healthy" oils are found in abundance, do not apply to lard or other cooking oils.
So traditional fry ups should not be the order of the day, bmj.com reports.
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Victoria Taylor, a senior heart health dietitian at the British Heart Foundation, said: "Before we all reach for the frying pan, it's important to remember that this was a study of a Mediterranean diet rather than British fish and chips. Our diet in the UK will differ from Spain, so we cannot say that this result would be the same for us too.