Which cooking oil to use when you are on diet ?

@abijan (494)
Malaysia
December 25, 2006 9:02pm CST
I am trying to loose some weight. So some people suggest to me to use olive oil instead of palm oil, while other said it's ok just to use palm oil. I'm in a bit confused. What is the difference between palm oil and olive oil. Or is there other cooking oil that is good for people who are on diet ?
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@villageanne (8553)
• United States
23 Jan 07
We use olive oil all the time. It is made from olives and will bring down you chosterol as well a healty alternative for other oils.
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@abijan (494)
• Malaysia
23 Jan 07
Isn't olive oil expensive ? What is the price per bottle/ounce in your country ?
• United States
23 Jan 07
olive oil be good... try to minimize cooking foods with oil use as to have a very effective diet. try steamed, grilling , or baking foods either.
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@abijan (494)
• Malaysia
24 Jan 07
Would there be any difference between fry and grill or steam. I don't understand that. What difference would it make ?
@binky22 (33)
• United States
26 Dec 06
Olive oil because it has the lowest fat content. It is a natural product which makes it healthy. It has no additives and it also breaks down faster and doesn't store it as fat in your body.
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@abijan (494)
• Malaysia
26 Dec 06
I think I will change to olive oil. If most of people say olive oil is the best, then I will change. But the price is quite expensive for cooking oil.
@SageMother (2277)
• United States
26 Dec 06
I think that palm oil has more calories per ounce than olive oil but I could be wrong. Her's a tip. When you have to cook using oil, and if you are frying, like eggs or something, use a spray bottle to mist the oil into the pan, just like that product valled "Pam". The less oil you have to use the fewer calories from fat you consume. That will speed your weight loss.
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@abijan (494)
• Malaysia
26 Dec 06
Thanks for the advice and the tip. Do you mean that palm oil have more calories than olive oil ? Whoa, I definitly will have to change.
@trinihd (996)
• United States
26 Nov 07
Oleic acid, a so-called free fatty acid, is the main component of olive oil. This acid was found to contribute to feeling full and remained in the stomach longer than any of the other oils found in foods we consume...so you might lose more weight if you cook foods with olive oil. http://www.lifescript.com/news/reuters/Fatty_acids_may_enhance_obesitytreatment_2681.asp
• United States
29 Feb 08
I heard olive oil is good for your heart and low calorie. I use Pam sometimes to keep food from sticking to the pan.