Thread by @aproko_doctor

If you have parents with hypertension or diabetes, be careful the cooking oil they use
As they get older, there is risk of high cholesterol, because their bodies can’t clear cholesterol from the blood as well as they could when they were younger
Let me explain
RT for awareness

There are two kinds of fats in the blood

Good fat and bad fat

Good fat is called HDL, while the bad fat is called LDL
The good fat absorbs cholesterol and carries it back to the liver, which then removes it from the body
Bad fat just accumulates in your vessels

When you go the market and get cooking oils from unknown sources, you might be raising your bad fat
How?
Some of these sellers add things like shea butter, bleached palm oil that contain saturated fat that increase your bad fat and deposit in your vessels #SayNoToUnbrandedOil

Most of these unbranded oils become solid when left for a while.
When this happens, it simply means that they contain high amounts of saturated fat which raises your LDL, narrows your blood vessels and can lead to a heart attack.
What oils do you use?
#LessIsMore

I have a family history of hypertension as many of you reading this, what I eat goes a long way to keeping my heart safe
Just left to get another batch of Devon Kings Oil, that contains mostly unsaturated oils. Using them ensures that my bad fat is down and good fat is up

Also because I am sure of the production. @devonkingsng is hygienically produced in Nigeria with Nigerians in mind, and you don't need a lot to cook, because #LessIsMore.
Ensure you make the right choices in your cooking oil, you'd be saving your heart