Canola Oil is Not What You Think

Canola Oil is Not What You Think

by Barbara Minton
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(The Best Years in Life) Should you be consuming canola oil? The FDA seems to think so, allowing canola labels to claim that it supports heart health and reduces the risk of coronary heart disease. Even Whole Foods Markets is on board with canola oil, and most foods on their hot bar are swimming in it. Proponents point out that canola is inexpensive, tastes good, and has the lowest saturated fat content of any common edible oil. But evidence has mounted that canola oil actually promotes heart disease and is a hoax on the public rivaling the promotion of margarine. Leading experts on oils and fats see canola oil as a victory for a food technology industry that will not be happy until all traditional, real foods have been replaced by imitations.  Read More.