The Skinny on Fats

Research has shown that fats high in omega-6 fats (primarily from commercial vegetable oils such as sunflower, corn and soy oils) are associated not only with higher rates of cardiovasculasr disease, but also with inflammation, depression, impaired immune response and other problems. The best oils to use for cooking are olive oil and coconut oil. These oils do not cause inflamation and other problems that the vegetable oils cause.
Oil that is even worse than the omega-6 oils are the man made transfats (trans fatty acids). These are unnatural man made oils that are used in most baked goods sold in grocery stores (think bread,cakes,cookies,crackers). Transfats are used because they are very stable and do not turn racid. Food companies will even take the healthy peanut oil out of peanut butter and replace it with transfats because the peanut butter will stay fresh longer.
Scientists learned some time ago that the Eskimos had very low rates of heart disease because of their high intake of omega-3 oils from the seafoods in their diet. Eating fish high in omege-3 oil such as salmon several times a week or taking omega-3 fish oil pills alone will reduce the incidence of heart attack by 28 percent and sudden cardiac death by 45 percent.