A dose of safflower oil, a common cooking oil, every day for 16 weeks can help reduce the risk of heart disease, according to new research.
In the study, the researchers found that a dose of safflower oil can improve these measures of health as good cholesterol, blood glucose, insulin sensitivity and inflammation in obese postmenopausal women who have type 2 diabetes.
This conclusion came about 18 months after the same researchers found that safflower oil reduced abdominal fat and increase lean muscle tissue in this group of women after 16 weeks of daily supplementation.
This combination of health measures that improve with safflower oil is associated with metabolic syndrome, a set of symptoms that may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
These new discoveries have led the Chief researcher suggesting that a daily dose of safflower oil in diet – about 1. 2/3 teaspoons – is a safe way to help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.
"Women in the study do not replace what was in your diet with safflower oil. They added that they were already doing. And that tells me that certain people need a little more of this type of fat – especially when they are obese women who already suffer from diabetes, "said Martha Belury, professor of human nutrition at the Ohio State University and author of the study.
"I believe that these results suggest that people consciously make sure receive a healthy portion of oil in their diets each day – perhaps an oil and vinegar sauce in a salad or some oil for cooking. And this recommendation can be extended to all ".
The research appears online and is planned for future publication printed in the journal Clinical Nutrition.
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