Eating Rape Oil

billsica
billsica Posts: 4,741 Member
Someone just shared this with me, and I'm just truly at a loss for words.

Recently I bought a cooking oil that's new to our supermarkets, Canola Oil. I tried it because the label assured me it was lowest in "bad" fats. However, when I had used half the bottle, I concluded that the label told me surprisingly little else and I started to wonder: where does canola oil come from? Olive oil comes from olives, peanut oil from peanuts, sunflower oil from sunflowers; but what is a canola? There was nothing on the label to enlighten me, which I thought odd. So, I did some investigating on the Internet. There are plenty of official Canola sites lauding this new "wonder" oil with all its low-fat health benefits. It takes a little longer to find sites that tell the less palatable details.

Here are just a few facts everyone should know before buying anything containing canola. Canola is not the name of a natural plant but a made-up word, from the words "Canada" and "oil". Canola is a genetically engineered plant developed in Canada from the Rapeseed Plant, which is part of the mustard family of plants. According to AgriAlternatives, The Online Innovation, and Technology Magazine for Farmers, "By nature, these rapeseed oils, which have long been used to produce oils for industrial purposes, are... toxic to humans and other animals". (This, by the way, is one of the websites singing the praises of the new canola industry.)

Rapeseed oil is poisonous to living things and is an excellent insect repellent. I have been using it (in very diluted form, as per instructions) to kill the aphids on my roses for the last two years. It works very well; it suffocates them. Ask for it at your nursery. Rape is an oil that is used as a lubricant, fuel, soap and synthetic rubber base and as a illuminate for color pages in magazines. It is an industrial oil. It is not a food. Rape oil, it seems, causes emphysema, respiratory distress, anemia, constipation, irritability, and blindness in animals and humans. Rape oil was widely used in animal feeds in England and Europe between 1986 and 1991, when it was thrown out. Remember the "Mad Cow disease" scare, when millions of cattle in the UK were slaughtered in case of infecting humans? Cattle were being fed on a mixture containing material from dead sheep, and sheep suffer from a disease called "scrapie". It was thought this was how "Mad Cow" began and started to infiltrate the human chain. What is interesting is that when rape oil was removed from animal feed, 'scrapie' disappeared. We also haven't seen any further reports of "Mad Cow" since rape oil was removed from the feed. Perhaps not scientifically proven, but interesting all the same. US and Canadian farmers grow genetically engineered rapeseed and manufacturers use its oil (canola) in thousands of processed foods, with the blessings of Canadian and US government watchdog agencies. The canola supporting websites say that canola is safe to use. They admit it was developed from the rapeseed, but insist that through genetic engineering it is no longer rapeseed, but "canola" instead.

Except canola means "Canadian oil"; and the plant is still a rape plant, albeit genetically modified. The new name provides perfect cover for commercial interests wanting to make millions. Look at the ingredients list on labels. Apparently peanut oil is being replaced with rape oil. You'll find it in an alarming number of processed foods. There's more, but to conclude: rape oil was the source of the chemical warfare agent mustard gas, which was banned after blistering the lungs and skins of hundred of thousands of soldiers and civilians during W.W.I. Recent French reports indicate that it was again in use during the Gulf War.

Check products for ingredients. If the label says, "may contain the following" and lists canola oil, you know it contains canola oil because it is the cheapest oil and the Canadian government subsidizes it to industries involved in food processing.

I don't know what you'll be cooking with tonight, but I'll be using olive oil and old-fashioned butter, from a genetically unmodified cow.

Here is more information..........
Canola oil from the rape seed, referred to as the Canadian oil because Canada is mainly responsible for it being marketed in the USA. The Canadian government and industry paid our Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) $50 million dollars to have canola oil placed on the (GRAS) List, "Generally Recognized As Safe". Thus a new industry was created. Laws were enacted affecting international trade, commerce, and traditional diets. Studies with lab. animals were disastrous. Rats developed fatty degeneration of heart, kidney, adrenals, and thyroid gland. When canola oil was withdrawn from their diets, the deposits dissolved but scar tissue remained on all vital organs. No studies on humans were made before money was spent to promote Canola oil in the USA. Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is a rare fatal degenerative disease caused by a build up long-chain fatty acids (c22 to c28) which destroys the myelin (protective sheath) of the nerves. Canola oil is a very long chain fatty acid oil (c22). Those who will defend canola oil say that the Chinese and Indians have used it for centuries with no effect, however it was in an unrefined form (taken from FATS THAT HEAL AND FATS THAT KILL by Udo Erasmus). My cholesterol level was 150. After a year using Canola oil I tested 260. I switched back to pure olive oil and it has taken 5 years to get it down to 160. Thus began this project to find answers since most Doctors will say that Canola oil is O.K.

My sister spilled Canola oil on a piece of fabric, after 5 pre-treatings and harsh washings, the oil spot still showed. She stopped using Canola oil, wondering what it did to our insides if it could not be removed from cloth easily. Our Father bred birds, always checking labels to insure there was no rape seed in their food. He said, "The birds will eat it, but they do not live very long.". A friend, who worked for only 9 mo. as a quality control taster at an apple-chip factory where Canola oil was used exclusively for frying, developed numerous health problems. These included loose teeth & gum disease; numb hands and feet; swollen arms and legs upon rising in the morning; extreme joint pain especially in hands, cloudy vision, constipation with stools like black marbles, hearing loss; skin tears from being bumped; lack of energy; hair loss and heart pains. It has been five years since she has worked there and still has some joint pain, gum disease, and numbness. A fellow worker, about 30 years old, who ate very little product, had a routine check up and found that his blood vessels were like those of an 80 year old man. Two employees fed the waste product to baby calves and their hair fell out. After removing the fried apple chips from the diet their hair grew back in.

My daughter and her girls were telling jokes. Stephanie hit her mom's arm with the back of a butter knife in a gesture, "Oh mom" not hard enough to hurt. My daughters arm split open like it was rotten. She called me to ask what could have caused it. I said, "I'll bet anything that you are using Canola oil". Sure enough, there was a big gallon jug in the pantry.

Rape seed oil is a penetrating oil, to be used in light industry, not for human consumption. It contains a toxic substance. Even after the processing to reduce the erucic acid content, it is still a penetrating oil. We have found that it turns rancid very fast. Also it leaves a residual rancid odor on clothing.

Rape seed oil used for stir-frying in China found to emit cancer causing chemicals. (Rapeseed oil smoke causes lung cancer) Amal Kumar Maj. The Wall Street Journal June 7, 1995, pB6(W) pB6 (E) col 1 (11 col in). Compiled by Darleen Bradley.

Canola oil is a health hazard to use as a cooking oil or salad oil. It is not the healthy oil we thought it was. It is not fit for human consumption, do not eat canola oil, it can hurt you. Polyunsaturated or not, this is a bad oil.
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  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,148 Member
    What, no warning about the deadliness of turnips, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, and mustard? They all fall under the same family.
  • MeMyCatsandI
    MeMyCatsandI Posts: 704 Member
    Everyone I've ever known who even LOOKED at a bottle of canola oil is dead now. DEAD!
    True story.
    Oh wait, you said canola oil? Never mind.
  • BondBomb
    BondBomb Posts: 1,781 Member
    But is it 'legitimate' rape oil?
  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,273 Member
    It's obviously a Canadian plot to take over the US!! I'd panic if I were you.
    Also, deadly nightshade...deadly right? Tomatoes are in the nightshade family!!!
  • Lady_Bane
    Lady_Bane Posts: 720 Member
    I never eat anything made of rape.
  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,273 Member
    Low Erucic Acid Rapeseed

    Snopes:

    http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/canola.asp
  • pullipgirl
    pullipgirl Posts: 767 Member
    canola oil causes lung cancer? Maybe they are just breathing in the oil fumes from their cooking over time and and causing scalding in the lungs also chinese wok cooking tends to heat oil way past smoke point and even it's flash point - cooking is deadly
  • robpett2001
    robpett2001 Posts: 320 Member
    Low Erucic Acid Rapeseed

    Snopes:

    http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/canola.asp


    *slaps a gold star on your excellent response*


    (while still chuckling at BondBomb's response)
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Low Erucic Acid Rapeseed

    Snopes:

    http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/canola.asp

    Here ya go ruining a perfectly good paranoia post with actual facts. :indifferent:
  • miadhail
    miadhail Posts: 383 Member
    People getting bored with milk already? Moving on to something else? Great.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    People getting bored with milk already? Moving on to something else? Great.

    You know if you have milk and canola oil in the same meal your intestines will explode right out of your body. I've seen it. It was horrifying. :frown:
  • Fittreelol
    Fittreelol Posts: 2,535 Member
    But is it 'legitimate' rape oil?

    I think it might be easy rape oil. **NOTE** This is not related to EZ bake ovens.

    Edit for fun anecdote: A year or two ago i was watching Jeopardy at the gym. The question was "this popular cooking oil comes from the rapeseed." I thought the question was obvious. I mean who has ever heard of a canola plant? NOT ONE CONTESTANT GOT IT RIGHT. This has pretty much confirmed my powers of deduction match Robert Downey Jr's. Win!
  • libbymcbain
    libbymcbain Posts: 206 Member
    I did read that canola oil is better for dressings and baking, because if you heat it to a high temperature (e.g. frying) some of it turns into trans fat. But I don't think that would make your arm split open when tapped with a butter knife.
  • kadinlucas
    kadinlucas Posts: 77 Member
    If I had been curious by the same question, and come up with the same results, my conclusion would be that it is called Canola Oil because no one wants to cook with Rape Oil. End of story.
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    I cook with date rape oil for special occassions.
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    Vinegar will kill garden pests too.

    Olive oil and grapeseed oil will leave spots on my clothes that I can't remove.

    I've used baking soda to polish metal. If it polishes metal to a high luster what is it doing to our insides? I guess no more soda bread on St. Patrick's day for me.


    Also, how are you calling Canola oil "new"? It's been around for a long freakin time. Have you been living under a rock?
  • spade117
    spade117 Posts: 2,466 Member
    mmmm....rape.
  • Roofies?
  • BurtHuttz
    BurtHuttz Posts: 3,653 Member
    Is "Rape oil" a formative component of "santorum"? I'm really confused.
  • GretchenReine
    GretchenReine Posts: 1,374 Member
    I use canola oil all of the time and I'm dead. It can really happen!
  • Librarymind
    Librarymind Posts: 20 Member
    Check out coconut oil. It doesn't break down like other oils when heated. It's very healthy, and it's the type of fat your brain needs. It's great stuff.
  • JennaM222
    JennaM222 Posts: 1,996 Member
    I wish there was an "eye roll' smiley face option
  • JennaM222
    JennaM222 Posts: 1,996 Member
    Check out coconut oil. It doesn't break down like other oils when heated. It's very healthy, and it's the type of fat your brain needs. It's great stuff.

    ditto :)

    and best used when making homemade popcorn :)
  • Cranktastic
    Cranktastic Posts: 1,517 Member
    :huh:
  • possibri
    possibri Posts: 158 Member
    Is "Rape oil" a formative component of "santorum"? I'm really confused.

    BAHAHAHAHA
  • GeorgieLove708
    GeorgieLove708 Posts: 442 Member
    Completely ignoring everything else since someone already posted the snopes link, but.... NEW oil? This stuff has been around for years, it's far from new.
  • txdahl
    txdahl Posts: 107 Member
    People getting bored with milk already? Moving on to something else? Great.

    You know if you have milk and canola oil in the same meal your intestines will explode right out of your body. I've seen it. It was horrifying. :frown:

    Yes but how many pounds did they lose post-explosion because if it was signifcant someone needs to make that into a diet pill.
  • Bentley2718
    Bentley2718 Posts: 1,689 Member
    I did read that canola oil is better for dressings and baking, because if you heat it to a high temperature (e.g. frying) some of it turns into trans fat. But I don't think that would make your arm split open when tapped with a butter knife.

    Most (it not all) oils do this, the question is what temperature the change takes places--for things like flax seed, it is quite low, while for coconut it is quite high. In general, if you're that concerned about your health, reduce cooking temperatures when cooking with oil.
  • Jay_Jay_
    Jay_Jay_ Posts: 194 Member
    But is it 'legitimate' rape oil?

    If it’s a legitimate rape oil, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.
  • LaurenAOK
    LaurenAOK Posts: 2,475 Member
    But is it 'legitimate' rape oil?

    You win.