{"id":27617,"date":"2024-03-15T07:46:18","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T07:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gapki.id\/en\/?p=27617"},"modified":"2024-03-15T07:46:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T07:46:18","slug":"palm-oil-is-it-boon-or-bane-to-our-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gapki.id\/en\/news\/2024\/03\/15\/palm-oil-is-it-boon-or-bane-to-our-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Palm Oil: Is It Boon Or Bane To Our Health?"},"content":{"rendered":"

JAKARTA \u2013 There should be no doubting of palm oil\u2019s benefits to human health. Physicians have long recommended the palm oil as one of the best foods to maintain health, especially the brain health.<\/p>\n

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Based on health reports published recently by alodokter.com, <\/em>a health website, the palm oil is mostly processed into various kinds of foods, including cooking oil. Besides being rich in nutrients and containing fats, saturated and unsaturated ones, the palm oil also contains a variety of health properties, such as vitamin A, vitamin E, and antioxidants.<\/p>\n

But it is also used as raw material to produce various cosmetic products, soaps, toothpaste, candles, lubricant, inks, etc.<\/p>\n

The following are five health benefits of palm oil:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Neutralize the effects of free radicals <\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Having a high content of antioxidants, the palm oil is good to consume to ward off the effects of free radicals, which risk damaging body cells and triggering various kinds of diseases.<\/p>\n

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    1. Strengthen body\u2019s immunity<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Palm oil\u2019s vitamin E content can increase human\u2019s immunity. By having strong immunity, we can prevent diseases caused by various kinds of pathogens, such as germs and viruses.<\/p>\n

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      1. Maintain brain health<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        A scientific study has concluded that palm oil contains\u00a0tocotrienol<\/em>, a kind of vitamin E which plays an important role in maintaining brain health. Besides reducing the risks of dementia and stroke, the\u00a0tocotrienol<\/em>\u00a0content can also prevent the growth of brain tumors.<\/p>\n

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        1. Prevent and Treat vitamin A deficiency<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Several scientific studies reveal that adding palm oil into diets of children and pregnant mothers can reduce the risk of vitamin A deficiency.<\/p>\n

          Even the type of\u00a0red palm oil\u00a0<\/em>(RPO) has the same health benefit as the vitamin A supplement to prevent and treat the vitamin A deficiency.<\/p>\n

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          1. Improve heart health<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            If consumed in appropriate amount, the palm oil is also good for the health of human heart. It is because the palm oil contains antioxidants which are able to reduce the risk of heart disiease.<\/p>\n

            But despite the health properties, we are advised not to heat the palm oil repeatedly, as it will damage its antioxidants and increase its saturated fat that is not good for human health.<\/p>\n

            We are also advised to consult our doctors to get more information about consuming the palm oil with regard to our own health condition, especially if we suffer from certain diseases.<\/p>\n

            By getting the right information from the right source of information on consuming the palm oil in accordance with our own health condition, we can ensure to get its boon instead of its bane for our health. (*)<\/p>\n

            Source: sawitkita.id<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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