The world runs on vegetable oil. It’s the third-most-consumed food globally after rice and wheat. It’s in your morning croissant and your oat milk, your salad dressing, your afternoon snack bar, and ...

Vegetable oil is often touted as a heart healthy alternative to butter and margarine, given its lower saturated fat content.

Olive oil and vegetable oil both offer healthy, unsaturated fats that can be good for your heart in moderation. Olive oil, especially extra virgin olive oil, retains more healthy compounds and ...

Vegetable oils like canola and palm oil have become a major part of our diet, whether we like it or not, and while they’re useful substances, they’re not exactly good for you and are a major cause of ...

Vegetable oil gets an unfairly bad rap, but some vegetable oils are healthier than others. Vegetable oil can refer to oil that comes from plants, but the vegetable oil you see in the supermarket is ...

Canola oil is a vegetable-based oil used in various foods and products. It may provide health benefits, but some people have concerns about its properties and production methods. There are many oils ...

Cottonseed oil is a commonly used vegetable oil that’s derived from the seeds of cotton plants. A whole cotton seed contains about 15 to 20 percent oil. Unrefined cottonseed oil contains a toxin ...

Suzie Glassman is a freelance writer specializing in health, wellness, fitness, mental health and parenting. She's also a part-time fitness and nutrition coach based in Denver, Colorado. Suzie loves ...