The poisonous oil, you must not eat

Ironbeak88

AKA CANOLA OIL! Watch out for vegetable oil also.

Please take a look-
http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/canola.asp

PeachyPlum

But....the article says it's false.

I'm confused.

happyfeetrebel1

Yeah..snopes is an excellent site for correcting all the crap myths out there. I post the link to fake stuff on my FB account about 10x a week.

I am HOPING the OP was 'tongue in cheek'..since clearly the article is wrong...but I couldn't tell

Contrarian

Thank you for posting. :flowerforyou:

TripleJ3

I like how the sister stopped consuming canola because when she spilled some on her clothes, it left a stain she couldn't wash out so it must be bad......:laugh:

HarrietSabre

That article is offensive to my biology degree

Ironbeak88

Honestly idk why it says false at the top...But to back this up I work at a health food store and both the nutritionist there say that it is indeed poison.

Ironbeak88

You're very welcome!

DopeItUp

Honestly idk why it says false at the top...But to back this up I work at a health food store and both the nutritionist there say that it is indeed poison.

I figured you had to be sarcastic, but I guess not. The article states the claim is false because it is in fact, false. Why would you back up your claim with an article that refutes that very position you're taking?

Besides, how awesome is a rape plant? Sounds delicious.

On a completely unrelated note, while we're talking about the poisonous canola oil we should also bring up the equally dangerous dihydrogen monoxide. Both of them should be banned, clearly.

Acg67

Honestly idk why it says false at the top...But to back this up I work at a health food store and both the nutritionist there say that it is indeed poison.

In what dosage?

happyfeetrebel1

It says False because it's not true. Snopes is a website dedicated to debunking common myths. A ton of Facebook and email scams/hoaxes and just plain misinformation type things have been refuted.

I've never seen such BS in my life, LOL

Thomasm198

Honestly idk why it says false at the top...But to back this up I work at a health food store and both the nutritionist there say that it is indeed poison.

From the Snopes article:

In 1974, rapeseed varieties with a low erucic content were introduced. Scientists had found a way to replace almost all of rapeseed's erucic acid with oleic acid, a type of monounsaturated fatty acid. (This change was accomplished through the crossbreeding of plants, not by the techniques commonly referred to as "genetic engineering.") By 1978, all Canadian rapeseed produced for food use contained less than 2% erucic acid. The Canadian seed oil industry rechristened the product "canola oil" (Canadian oil) in 1978 in an attempt to distance the product from negative associations with the word "rape." Canola was introduced to American consumers in 1986. By 1990, erucic acid levels in canola oil ranged from 0.5% to 1.0%, in compliance with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standards. This light, tasteless oil's popularity is due to the structure of its fats. It is lower in saturated fat (about 6%) than any other oil. Compare this to the high saturated fat content of peanut oil (about 18%) and palm oil (at an incredibly high 79%). It also contains more cholesterol-balancing monounsaturated fat than any oil except olive oil and has the distinction of containing Omega-3 fatty acids, a polyunsaturated fat reputed to not only lower both cholesterol and triglycerides, but also to contribute to brain growth and development.

In other words, it's a healthy oil. One shouldn't feel afraid to use it because of some Internet scare loosely based on half-truths and outright lies.

mmapags

Cold pressed Canola Oil is from a genetically modified rapeseed plant. The rapeseed is mildly toxic to humans. Canola is a name derived from Canadian Oil Company the primary agri-conglomerate that makes it. There is a lot of info here http://www.canolainfo.org/canola/index.php

BTW, this organization's purpose is to promote Canola Oil sales. It is a generally a highly processed oil. One of the ways the oil is extracted, according to this website is with the use of Hexane, a know neurotoxin that is used in the Far East in the manufacture of computer components. One of the issues with Apple's Chinese manufaturing subcontractors is that people were working with hexane without adequate protection cause nerve damage.

In fairness, cold pressed Canola Oil has less issues. For me, all things considered, there are so many better choices that I see no need to include Canola Oil in my diet.

sarah44254

Without Canola oil, I have no tortillas.

Without tortillas, I am not happy.

I will continue to be happy, with tortillas and canola oil.

vade43113

Honestly idk why it says false at the top...But to back this up I work at a health food store and both the nutritionist there say that it is indeed poison.

I figured you had to be sarcastic, but I guess not. The article states the claim is false because it is in fact, false. Why would you back up your claim with an article that refutes that very position you're taking?

Besides, how awesome is a rape plant? Sounds delicious.

On a completely unrelated note, while we're talking about the poisonous canola oil we should also bring up the equally dangerous dihydrogen monoxide. Both of them should be banned, clearly.

ut... but.... dihydrogen monoxide, tastes soooooooooo goods.... Nothing that good tasting can possibly be bad for you

theladyy

Honestly idk why it says false at the top...But to back this up I work at a health food store and both the nutritionist there say that it is indeed poison.

It's Snopes, hunny...are you really that new to the Internet?

Genem30

Drink it like a fine wine...

I think I just made myself kind of nauseous.

now_or_never12

Honestly idk why it says false at the top...But to back this up I work at a health food store and both the nutritionist there say that it is indeed poison.

It's Snopes, hunny...are you really that new to the Internet?

Sorry but I have to agree! The write up is a load of crap

Glucocorticoid

Canola oil is the spawn of satan.

Kidding, don't believe everything the hippies at the health food store say. Same goes for nutritionists.

mmapags

Without Canola oil, I have no tortillas.

Without tortillas, I am not happy.

I will continue to be happy, with tortillas and canola oil.

I think you would be just as happy if not more so with peanut oil. (I am a proffesional chef btw) It has many of the same smoke point and texture characteristics.

tigersword

Peanut oil is my second favorite oil, nothing tops good old extra virgin olive, though. I only use peanut oil for peanut butter or "wok-ing." Just pan fried some flounder in extra virgin olive oil, with my absolute favorite fish breading, good old Ritz cracker crumbs. A bit of salt, a squeeze of lemon, and perfect.

Canola oil isn't bad per se, there's just no need for it, other than it's cheap. Olive oil, peanut oil, butter, that's pretty much all you need.

Acg67

Without Canola oil, I have no tortillas.

Without tortillas, I am not happy.

I will continue to be happy, with tortillas and canola oil.

I think you would be just as happy if not more so with peanut oil. (I am a proffesional chef btw) It has many of the same smoke point and texture characteristics.

Nah, peanuts = legumes and paleo man didn't eat legumes ergo legumes are bad

grassette

YOu have to read the article all the way through. The first part is the scare email, and the debunking is below.

I grew up on the prairies where rape was a popular crop, and I'm in my 60ies now, so it is not new. It was renamed canola because rape isn't a pretty name about 20 years ago. It has been a common cooking oil all along.

HOWEVER, canola is now, along with corn, the most genetically modified crop out there. Mosanto has bread a version that is resistant to round-up so that fields can be heavily sprayed with insecticide to kill everything else that grows off so as to facilitate mono-culture. The problem is that the pollen doesn't respect field boundaries and has gone on to polinate plants that were not gentically modified. Mosanto has successfully sued farmers for keeping seed to replant the following year, because Mosanto won't allow farmers to keep seed, but obligates them to buy them from the company each year.

And of course agribusiness is supported by government in the Americas. In Europe, the Europeans have refused to genetically modify their crops, and have stringent rules banning importation so that their crops don't get contaminated.

If you eat something genetically modified, you are eating something that is untested for human health. Some people react to this by not eating canola oil or anything derived from corn.

obifatkanobi

I just want to know, will it turn to plastic in the microwave?

VMarkV

High amounts of PUFAs will F up cholesterol levels (lower HDL)

fernandesg

That article is offensive to my biology degree

And to my chemistry degree and my nutrition degree!

mmapags

Without Canola oil, I have no tortillas.

Without tortillas, I am not happy.

I will continue to be happy, with tortillas and canola oil.

I think you would be just as happy if not more so with peanut oil. (I am a proffesional chef btw) It has many of the same smoke point and texture characteristics.

Nah, peanuts = legumes and paleo man didn't eat legumes ergo legumes are bad

:laugh:

Jorra

That article is offensive to my biology degree

And to my chemistry degree and my nutrition degree!

The biology degree I will receive in two days is also very offended.

Contrarian

That article is offensive to my biology degree

And to my chemistry degree and my nutrition degree!

The biology degree I will receive in two days is also very offended.

My ability to read and comprehend what I've read is offended, too.

Trechechus

That article is offensive to my biology degree

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GasMasterFlash

I slip some in my wife's food every night.