The poisonous oil, you must not eat

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

My chemical engineering degree is fairly noncommittal.

But my knowledge of genetic engineering plants tells me that there are very few of the people on this website who are not regularly eating genetically engineered vegetables and fruits (so long as they are actually eating vegetables and fruits).

Yes, REALLY! "Canola oil comes from the crushed seeds of the canola plant. Canola is part of the Brassica family. Cabbages, broccoli and cauliflower are also part of this same botanical family. Each canola plant grows from 3 to 6 feet (1 m -2 m) tall and produces beautiful yellow flowers. As the plant matures, pods form that are similar in shape to pea pods, but about 1/5th the size. Each pod contains about twenty tiny round black or brownish-yellow seeds."

And here is the article.
http://www.canolainfo.org/canola/index.php


YOUR INFORMATION IS OUTDATED! You are speaking in ancient times.

I don't trust snopes anymore. THey are a couple with no expertise in anything. They only look up information on the web and while I used to do that for myself, I turned to snopes thinking they were some great expert. Now, I am back to looking for trusted articles. really difficult with the amount of conflicting stuff, but snopes is just one of the conflicters.

I agree with you here. They didn't do their research on this. They have wrong info and like you said, all they do is look online for their research. How do they decide which information is correct and which isn't? It's invaluable.

These people do their research.

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/fats-and-cholesterol/index.html
"Foods high in good fats include vegetable oils (such as olive, canola, sunflower, soy, and corn), nuts, seeds, and fish. "

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/canola-oil/AN01281
"In fact, canola oil is very low in saturated fat and has a very high proportion of monounsaturated fat, so it's a healthy and safe choice when it comes to oils"

Then your advocating that people shouldn't worry about the transfats in canola and soy vegetable oils found off the shelf. Also grouping fish and seeds with refined soy and other high n:6 poly oils in same category as it pertains to heart health is ridiculous....and irresponsible.

I see. And what quailifications do you hold that trump the good folks at Harvard and the Mayo Clinic?

I mean, before I take the word of a poster on an internet site open to the www, I'd like to know what makes you think your opinion more valid that of people who actually perform and review scientific nutition research.

ad hominims don't contribute to critical thinking. Do you actually have any thoughts on any of this subject or are you just going to have Harvard tells you what to think.

I will let the researchers do what they have the time, money and knowledge to do, and I will read their research, theories and recommendations. And add in the fact that just about every healthy person I know (including me) has been consuming canola on a regular basis for decades.

If you are not relying on the research done by Harvard and other such entities, on what are you basing your opinion that it's unhealthy?

If you've been consuming Canola for decades then you've been consuming transfats for decades, you can thank Harvard I guess, or at least give them credit now for your continuing consumption.......the research that shows this is a few post above and we've engaged in this discussion before and instead of a discussion, you did the Harvard cut and paste, similar to today. This quote comes to mind. "Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof." I would suggest looking at omega balance as it pertains to the general population.

I don't trust snopes anymore. THey are a couple with no expertise in anything. They only look up information on the web and while I used to do that for myself, I turned to snopes thinking they were some great expert. Now, I am back to looking for trusted articles. really difficult with the amount of conflicting stuff, but snopes is just one of the conflicters.

I agree with you here. They didn't do their research on this. They have wrong info and like you said, all they do is look online for their research. How do they decide which information is correct and which isn't? It's invaluable.

These people do their research.

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/fats-and-cholesterol/index.html
"Foods high in good fats include vegetable oils (such as olive, canola, sunflower, soy, and corn), nuts, seeds, and fish. "

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/canola-oil/AN01281
"In fact, canola oil is very low in saturated fat and has a very high proportion of monounsaturated fat, so it's a healthy and safe choice when it comes to oils"

Then your advocating that people shouldn't worry about the transfats in canola and soy vegetable oils found off the shelf. Also grouping fish and seeds with refined soy and other high n:6 poly oils in same category as it pertains to heart health is ridiculous....and irresponsible.

I see. And what quailifications do you hold that trump the good folks at Harvard and the Mayo Clinic?

I mean, before I take the word of a poster on an internet site open to the www, I'd like to know what makes you think your opinion more valid that of people who actually perform and review scientific nutition research.

ad hominims don't contribute to critical thinking. Do you actually have any thoughts on any of this subject or are you just going to have Harvard tells you what to think.

I will let the researchers do what they have the time, money and knowledge to do, and I will read their research, theories and recommendations. And add in the fact that just about every healthy person I know (including me) has been consuming canola on a regular basis for decades.

If you are not relying on the research done by Harvard and other such entities, on what are you basing your opinion that it's unhealthy?

If you've been consuming Canola for decades then you've been consuming transfats for decades, you can thank Harvard I guess, or at least give them credit now for your continuing consumption.......the research that shows this is a few post above and we've engaged in this discussion before and instead of a discussion, you did the Harvard cut and paste, similar to today. This quote comes to mind. "Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof." I would suggest looking at omega balance as it pertains to the general population.

Omega balance is a reason to balance oils, not a reason to avoid them IMO. But you'll have to be more specific about which article you are refering to. There are several posted in this thread. Also, do you think the experts in the nutrition science field are unaware of whatever study is linked?

I have no aversion to changing my mind about something, when given a reason other than "random internet poster will think you are stupid if you don't"

Yes, REALLY! "Canola oil comes from the crushed seeds of the canola plant. Canola is part of the Brassica family. Cabbages, broccoli and cauliflower are also part of this same botanical family. Each canola plant grows from 3 to 6 feet (1 m -2 m) tall and produces beautiful yellow flowers. As the plant matures, pods form that are similar in shape to pea pods, but about 1/5th the size. Each pod contains about twenty tiny round black or brownish-yellow seeds."

And here is the article.
http://www.canolainfo.org/canola/index.php


YOUR INFORMATION IS OUTDATED! You are speaking in ancient times.

Oh Dear. There is NO such thing as a Canola plant.


What we call canola oil is, in fact, low-erucic acid rapeseed oil that was crossbred by a scientist in Saskatoon named Richard Keith Downey. The name canola is derived from Canadian Oil, Low Acidity.

The USDA's Economic Research Service explains that "[t]he dramatic success of the canola brand in North America has caused the word "canola" to become synonymous with edible rapeseed in much the same way the word 'Xerox' is understood to be a photocopy