Posted on 02/07/2024 8:46:30 AM PST by fireman15
Researched and exposed would be more correct.
https://draxe.com/nutrition/canola-oil/ "1. Heart health
"Canola is marketed as a heart-healthy fat, but is it?
A 2018 study noted that participants who were overweight/obese and had a higher consumption of canola oil were more likely to have metabolic syndrome. This flies in the face of a 2013 report (funded by the Canola industry) that determined that canola oil lowered the risk of cardiovascular disease.
The 2018 study authors write that a “potential reason for the conflicting findings is that most of the studies included in that review used raw oil which restricts the interpretation of these studies, because canola oil is mostly used for frying, and heat can cause the loss of some of the beneficial components such as α-linolenic acid.”
A 2019 meta-analysis published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition considered 27 trials comprising 1,359 participants. Results showed that canola oil consumption reduced total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL or “bad” cholesterol), especially compared to sunflower oil and saturated fat. Meanwhile, canola oil had no impact on other blood lipids such as high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), triglycerides, apolipoprotein A1 and apolipoprotein B."
1. Heart health
2. Hypertension and Strokes
Previous studies have shown that the consumption of rapeseed oil and some other types of vegetable oils shortens the life span of stroke-prone and hypertensive animal subjects. Specifically, research carried out at the Nutrition and Toxicology Research Divisions of Ottawa discovered that rats bred to have high blood pressure and proneness to stroke died sooner when fed canola oil as the sole source of fat.
Additionally, the rats fed the non-canola oil-based diets lived longer than the rats fed canola oil.
Another study published in 2000 in Toxicology Letters specifically examined the effects of canola oil on blood coagulation time or how long it takes blood to clot in stroke-prone animal subjects. The study found that there was a “canola oil-induced shortening of blood coagulation time and increased fragility in [red blood cell membranes],” which may promote the occurrence of strokes in animal subjects that are stroke-prone.
3. Inflammation
Chronic inflammation is a health concern for many, and numerous animals studies point to canola oil increasing inflammation and oxidative stress.
A 2020 study that used a large yellow croaker fish, the researched noticed that a higher percentage of canola oil in the diet could hamper growth performance and liver health plus create more inflammation. 4. May Affect Memory
A 2017 study on mice found that chronic exposure to a canola-rich diet created both a significant increase in body weight along with memory problems. Authors went on to say that their findings did not support replacing olive oil with canola oil for most people."
One of the problems with Rape seed oil is that it has erucic acid (even as lower levels) that over time slowly damages the mylin sheath of nerves so it makes sense it might affect your memory.
Does this mean that I need to give up the tablespoon or two of Wesson oil I use when I fry potatoes and/or eggs for breakfast?
I buy Greek or Spanish olive oil. The ones I have purchased are expensive but I use them sparingly.
Technically no, canola oil and rapeseed oil are not the same, but the difference is relatively minor. They are derived from the same plant, but different adaptations of it. Canola oil is a modified version of rapeseed oil. Rapeseed oil has been around in an industrial capacity for many years.
What is canola oil made of? Canola oil comes from the seeds of the canola plant, one of the most widely grown crops in Canada. Canola plants produce beautiful small yellow flowers which develop into pods, resembling pea pods. Each pod contains tiny black seeds, made up of about 45% oil.
Canola oil is preferred over mere “vegetable oil” becuase it is lower in saturated fat.
Some cooks like canola oil over olive oil for some things, believing olive oil has a stronger flavor of its own, and canola oil imparts less of a flavor into the foods it is used with in cooking.
Myself, I do use a “light” olive oil when grilling.
Like just about every other major corporation I hate Costco's politics, but I like their Olive Oil. I actually prefer the flavor of their normal Italian Extra Virgin, but the Kirkland Signature, Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 2 L Item 692731 is suppose to have more of the good stuff that supposedly makes olive oil good for you. It has been tested by multiple organizations and found to be legit.
Animal fats. Bacon grease, lard, tallow, and high quality olive oil are all I use these days. Vegetable oils were originally industrial lubricants, not food. Men should avoid soy in any capacity.
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Absolutely not! “Moderation in all things” has proven to be the best policy in nutrition as well as most other aspects of life.
My wife's dad was a tank driver in Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division under General Rose during WWII. His picture is in their Division Book, Spearhead in the West. He joined the army in 1938 and ended up in tanks because he was a farm boy and familiar with driving farm equipment. He retired in 1966.
Tens of millions of Chinese should be dying of cancer.
Vegetable oil isn’t something I want to consume regularly.
I prefer Peanut oil and Olive oil.
“They’ve got hypothyroidism now and have learned too late that many nutritionists and functional medicine practitioners consider soy a culprit in thyroid disease.”
Very possible but OTOH many cases are hereditary: I developed mild hypothyroidism at the same age my mother did and same slowly worsening severity.
You are the OP and can post anything you want within reason but can you explain the relevance of the tank driver story?
Thanks for the tip about Costco olive oils. I’ll tell my GF.
If you look at the tag lines... the person I was responding to is a veteran of the 3rd Armored Division as well.
And you know well that I frequently go off topic. I consider this to be a friendly discussion more than anything else.
Oh ok, interesting history.
I am not healthy but I do try to eat low carb, no juice, and have switched exclusively to olive oil, using extra light for baking....
If a consumable doesn’t exist in nature, there’s a good chance the human body has problems using and digesting it.
They were delicious!
Personally, I eat plenty of carbs, and drink lots of juice. My wife and I are heading over to our favorite buffet this morning and by the grace of God we are both pretty healthy for our age. But, I do have a leg up on many others. When I met my wife, she was working as a nurse who taught classes on nutrition. At that time she was the “Northwest Regional Aerobics Instructor Champion”. (I never knew that there was such a title)
So, despite being a lifelong junk food junkie she has spent approximately the last 40 years trying to save me from my natural predisposition toward unhealthy foods.
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