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I thought cholesterol came from animal fat. How can palm oil be as bad for us as I keep reading? Cholesterol as such is found only in animal products. But saturated fats, which (some feel) can produce high blood cholesterol levels in humans, can be found in many things, notably tropical oils such as palm and coconut.
Palm oil contains more saturated fats than canola oil, corn oil, linseed oil, soybean oil, safflower oil, and sunflower oil. Therefore palm oil can withstand the high heat of deep frying and is resistant to oxidation compared to highly unsaturated vegetable oils.