Cooking oils can make all the difference when it comes to heart health, yet some decisions silently increase your chances of problems such as clogged arteries and high cholesterol. Decades of studies have confirmatively documented certain oils, packed either with trans fats, excess omega-6-or too much saturated fat, which feed inflammation and cardiovascular disease. The good news is that all it takes to protect your heart is some pretty simple swaps and smart habits.

Refined seed oils are at the top of the danger list. Think sunflower, soybean, corn, safflower—and cottonseed oils. They contain high amounts of omega-6 fatty acids, in particular linoleic acid. A 2018 review in the British Medical Journal highlighted that replacing saturated fats with such oils in trials actually increas

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