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What is the benefit of using Avocado Oil instead of Vegetable Oils?Updated a year ago

Industrially produced vegetable and seed oils (rapeseed, canola and sunflower oils) are high in polyunsaturated fats, which imbalances your Omega 3 - 6 ratio (which can lead to inflammation and chronic disease) it is estimated that our modern western diets have an imbalance of up to 16:1 ratio (16x more omega 6 than omega 3). By reducing your intake of these oils, by switching your cooking oils and avoiding sauces and condiments with seed or vegetable oils. You can help rebalance your omega 3 and 6 ratio to the recommended 1:1 ratio. You can read more about vegetable oils and why we recommend avoiding them completely here. Hunter & Gather bottled Avocado oil is Cold Pressed, Extra Virgin standard 🥑 We do not use any chemicals or hexane to extract the oil and there are no chemicals used in the making of the oil at all! Avocado oil is high in Monounsaturated Fats – These are often termed ‘heart healthy’ fats as they work in the body to increase levels of HDL or ‘good’ cholesterol and lo…
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