Staying Healthy
Healthier oils make fried food safer
Fried food is usually near the top of a dietitian's no-no list, both to protect your cardiovascular health and to fight weight gain. But a recent Spanish study published in the journal BMJ suggests that fried foods' bad rap comes not from the fact that they are fried, but from the type of oils used in frying.
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