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Canola oil has long been promoted as being the darling of health-conscious companies and individuals.\u00a0 What may not be known is that canola oil has a sinister side.<\/p>\nCanola oil has long been promoted as being the darling of health-conscious companies and individuals.\u00a0 What may not be known is that canola oil has a sinister side.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s start with its history.\u00a0 Saturated fats, like those found in butter, began to receive negative coverage due to the relationship to clogged arteries, a factor in heart disease.\u00a0 As a result, manufacturers and consumers began to look for a healthy monounsaturated fat.\u00a0 Olive oil, the staple of the famed Mediterranean Diet, seemed to be the rising star.\u00a0 A small problem existed, however.\u00a0 As olive oil would be a healthy oil to consume, there was not enough supply of it to go around.\u00a0 Plus, olive oil was not cost-efficient oil for manufacturers to use.\u00a0 The search was on for an alternative.<\/p>\n
Canola oil seemed to be the answer.\u00a0 Introduced in the late 1970s, canola oil received positive promotion as affordable, heart healthy monounsaturated oil.\u00a0 The name \u201ccanola\u201d came about because the oil, being derived from the rapeseed, is mostly grown in Canada.\u00a0 What is kept secret is that canola oil received its GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status after the Canadian government paid the United States Food and Drug Administration $50 million for this designation.<\/p>\n
Although canola oil is high in beneficial omega-3 essential fatty acids, a healthy oil most Americans are deficient in, canola oil is also high in erucic acid, a toxic substance to the human body, contributing to heart lesions.\u00a0 To reduce this substance, canola oil is genetically modified, a process which involves seed splitting and known to cause endocrine disruption.\u00a0 Other genetically modified crops include:<\/p>\n
Canola oil might be better used for industrial purposes, like greasing hinges.<\/p>\n
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