Vegetable edible oils having contributed more to the global increase in energy availability since the 1980s than any other food group the human populace now faces the impact of nutritional transitions [ which have been implicated as a key driver of the increased prevalence of non-communicable dis-eases (NCDs), particularly cardiovascular diseases (CVD), type 2 diabetes melli-tus (T2DM), and cancer in low and middle-income countries such as Kenya......READ THE FULL STORY>>.....READ THE FULL STORY>>
The resulting major shifts in diet are towards increased refined carbo-hydrates, added sweeteners, edible oils/fats, animal-source foods and reduced legumes, other vegetables, and fruits.Additionally, it has been reported that replacement of saturated fats with unsaturated fats, especially polyunsaturated fatty acids, and/or high-quality carbohydrates can reduce coronary heart disease risk.
Oil refinery business is definitely the biggest of all manufacturing businesses. It is one activity that generates a set of other industries including soap (from soap stock), margarines, hair oils, cooking oils, animal feeds, grease, Ugali flour, etc. Owing to the gigantic nature and the billions of shillings it churns out monthly, the few organisations doing it have the financial muzzle to import billions of litters of Crude Palm Oil from Indonesia and Malaysia annually.
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The refined cooking oil is consumed by over 40 million mouths daily. These companies flaunt their wealth by the long fleet of tankers delivering the crude oil from the port of Mombasa to their production site, whose factories are landmarked by towering reservoirs that would make anyone believe it is not a business for the fainted ones.
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Cancer is at the forefront of medical concerns as staff shortages could send rates rocketing in coming years. Fortunately, researchers have uncovered a plethora of risk factors to date, and the causative role of diet coming into sharp focus. Some genetic compounds derived from four natural oils could be toxic to for body. For this reason, four vegetable oils may be best avoided when frying foods.
1.Sesame oil
Sesame oil has a medium-high smoke point of approximately 410°F (210°C).
It’s high in the heart-healthy antioxidants sesamol and sesaminol, which may have various benefits, including potential neuroprotective effects against certain diseases like Parkinson’s (16, 17Trusted Source).
Plus, one small study among 46 people with type 2 diabetes found that using sesame oil for 90 days significantly improved fasting blood sugar and long-term biomarkers of blood sugar management (18Trusted Source
2.Avocado oil
The high level of monounsaturated fats in avocados is also relevant for cancer prevention. Studies have found monounsaturated fats to be inversely related to risk of oral and pharyngeal cancers,14 pancreatic cancer,15 and bladder cancer.
3.Sunflower oil can be heated to greater degrees before it begins to smoke, unlike other oils.
However, the oil contains a lot of polyunsaturated lipids, which when heated, decompose into aldehydes.
4.Olive oil
It was found that compared with the lowest, the highest category of olive oil consumption was associated with lower odds of having any type of cancer (log odds ratio = -0.41, 95%CI -0.53, -0.29, Cohran’s Q = 47.52, p = 0.0002, I-sq = 62%); the latter was irrespective of the country of origin (Mediterranean or non.
