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Muscat Municipality reveals dangers of oils, fats

Muscat Municipality, represented by the Directorate General of Health Affairs, presented a working paper titled ‘Fats and oils in food processing and its impact on health’, as part of the seminar of the Oman Association for consumer protection.

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023

MUSCAT – The Muscat Municipality explained on its website that the working paper included educational and informational aspects of the harms of oils and fats, and their direct link to obesity, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and other disorders that harm the body.

The paper also explained the risks of reheating frying oil several times, which leads to health complications such as stroke, obesity, chest pain, stomach pain, indigestion, and even heart disease, as high consumption of trans fats increases the levels of harmful cholesterol in the body.

The paper offers several alternative solutions to reduce these damages, such as the use of olive oil in frying, use of air fryer and draining of oil from fried foods on paper towels.

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