Is vegetable oil a lipid?

The fat found in butter, margarine, soft spreads, and vegetable oils is considered either good (unsaturated) or bad (saturated and trans fat). Unsaturated fats -- monounsaturated and polyunsaturated -- are deemed beneficial because they prevent clogged arteries that block the flow of blood to the heart and brain. read more

The Four Major Vegetable Oils Table 1 and Figure 1 show the production levels in 1994/95 through 2011/12 for the four major vegetable oils. Over this 18-year period production of these four oils together has increased by 78.6 million tonnes. read more