According to scientists from the University of Ohio, people with higher levels of linoleic acid in the blood, which prevails in these oils, weighed less and had less fat surrounding vital organs. It is known that a healthy weight increases the duration of human life, because it allows him to stay longer active. In addition, people with higher levels of linoleic acid in the blood also have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, experts add.

Linoleic acid is a polyunsaturated fatty acid omega-6, which are contained in abundance in many nuts and oils such as grape seed oil, sunflower oil, corn oil, and walnut oil. Oleic acid is a monounsaturated fatty acid omega-9, which are found in olive oil, peanut oil and canola oil. Both types of fat, polyunsaturated and monounsaturated are considered beneficial to health. Since our body can not produce them on their own, they should be consumed from food.

In the study, experts have compared the health effects of these two types of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fat with another type of good fats - omega-3. It has been found that the level of inflammation in the body is significantly reduced when the levels of these fatty acids were increased in the blood. This oleic acid and omega-3 did not reduce body weight and did not reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, as did linoleic acid. This discovery is very surprised scientists, because for many years, experts advise people to eat more olive oil and oily fish.

Thus, these data demonstrate the benefit of linoleic acid present in sunflower oil, corn oil and grapeseed oil, the health of the cardiovascular system.