Is palm oil bad for health?

The dangers and benefits of palm oil have been argued for a long time and so far to no avail: each side has its own opinion. This question worries me too, because I have a family, children and grandchildren. And they need healthy and wholesome food. So I decided to find out if palm oil can be consumed.

Beneficial features

I started looking for information. I learned that today almost all confectionery products contain this foreign product. In some products, palm oil is in permissible proportions, and for unscrupulous manufacturers who dream of making big money, this figure goes off scale.

But no matter what they say, I wondered what kind of product it is, as they say, with what it is eaten.

As it turned out, exotic oil contains many useful substances. Palm oil is rich in fatty acids: capric, caprylic, lauric, myristic, palmitic, stearic, arachidic. A considerable content of various vitamins, micro and macroelements, phosphorus.

If you look at the composition, then this is a natural storehouse, this oil must be included in the diet.

What is the danger of the product

But I decided to move on. As you know, in any product, in addition to benefits, you can find harm if desired. Why is palm oil still considered unhealthy?

First of all, we will focus on palmitic acid. Its content in palm oil is more than 40%, even more than in lard. This acid contributes to a sharp increase in cholesterol, and, therefore, problems with blood vessels and heart may occur. The negative effects of this product on the digestive system are already known.

Of course, palm oil is satisfying, but I learned that this is because it takes a very long time to digest. By the way, this product begins to melt at a temperature of 44 degrees, and the normal human body temperature is 36 degrees. What then happens to palm oil in the body? Any food to which palm oil is added becomes high in calories, so you can gain weight quickly.

But the most important thing that I learned from the information I received is that products containing palm oil are contraindicated for children under 12 years old. It makes it difficult for the child's body to absorb calcium.

It was then that I was at a dead end: how to protect your grandchildren from palm oil, which is harmful to their body, because not all manufacturers indicate the exact composition on product labels.

I am certainly not an expert, but this problem worries me very much.

Do you agree with me or are you willing to argue?