A Dose of Safflower Oil Each Day Might Help Keep Heart Disease at Bay
Date: 25.3.2011
A daily dose of safflower oil, a common cooking oil, for 16 weeks can improve such health measures as good cholesterol, blood sugar, insulin sensitivity and inflammation in obese postmenopausal women who have Type 2 diabetes, according to new research.
These new findings have led the chief researcher to suggest that a daily dose of safflower oil in the diet -- about 1 2/3 teaspoons -- is a safe way to help reduce cardiovascular disease risk. Safflower oil contains linoleic acid, which is a PUFA -- a polyunsaturated fatty acid.
The research appears online and is scheduled for future print publication in the journal Clinical Nutrition.
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