Healthy, Science-Backed Eating Hacks That Will Transform Your Diet

Switch Your Cooking Oil

For decades, experts have debated over the healthiest cooking oils. Alice Lichtenstein, a nutrition professor at Tufts University, boils down the debate to one tip: replace saturated fats with healthy polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats. Doing so will relieve your cholesterol levels and help you lose weight.

Vegetable oils, including soybean and corn oil, are your least healthy option. Replace these with extra virgin olive oil or avocado oil, which can handle higher heat. Contrary to popular belief, canola oil is healthy as long as it’s “cold-pressed” or unprocessed.