There are so many cooking oils to choose from that it can make your head spin. There's the commonplace olive oil, as well as the pricey avocado oil, coconut oil, which you have to use on low heat, and ...

Canola oil and vegetable oil are both neutral, high-smoke-point oils ideal for high-heat cooking like frying. Canola oil is lower in saturated fats and considered healthier than vegetable oil, which ...

Fried chicken, brownies from a box and stir-fried veggies—very different foods that, nevertheless, share a common ingredient: vegetable oil. Its omnipresence might suggest otherwise, but don’t be ...

Vegetable oil is a staple in many kitchens, used for frying, baking, and sautéing. But not all vegetable oils are created equal. Some brands use highly processed oils, chemical additives, and poor ...

Some processed vegetable and seed oils — the kind found in everyday foods like margarine and baked goods — may not be as bad for your heart as once thought, a new study suggests. After a carefully ...

Olive oil is more versatile than you might think. There’s a lot of chatter around olive oil. Rightfully so—it’s a staple in the Mediterranean diet, and it’s considered one of the healthiest cooking ...

It's no secret that gas is expensive, and very rarely does it decline in price for long. To counteract the damage done by fossil fuels, scientists are working hard to make it less essential for daily ...

Karla Walsh is a Des Moines, Iowa-based lifestyle writer with more than 15 years of journalism experience. Visiting restaurants helped her fall in love with food while conquering an eating disorder, ...

The US Food and Drug Administration will no longer allow the use of brominated vegetable oil in food products, the agency said Tuesday. Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) is vegetable oil modified with ...