Canola oil article follow up.

[Guest guest]

I got this from my friend who sent the Canola oil info

to me. So I'm sending this to you all. Sorry about any

confusion.

 

Hi,

Yesterday I forwarded an article about Canola oil

without checking with Urbanlegends.com or snopes.com.

It rang of truth...probably because I'd read it

before. The rebuttal articles point out that the

manufacturers of Canola oil state that it is not

harmful..... I doubt that they would say anything

else. The cigarette manufacturers still maintain that

smoking tobacco is not harmful....so that doesn't

really count. They gave Canal oil to test subjects

for 21 days and they did not develop any diseases!

Wow. What a surprise. Not exactly legitimate

research.

 

I found out that the article was not intended as a

hoax but was taken from a book on reversing the aging

process by John Thomas and put into an online

newsletter by Jim Lynn. It may very well be that

these people are mistaken or that they have blown the

risk out of proportion, or it could be that they have

some valid concerns.

 

Regarding the concerns about carcinogenic chemicals

formed when Canola oil is heated even the rebuttal

letter on Urban Legends states:

 

The scientific data showing a link between chemical

emitted by Canola oil at high heats is not

overwhelming at this time. Still, until more

definitive evidence is found, it's probably best not

to use canola oil in frying or cooking at high heat.

 

Considering that canola oil is primarily used for

cooking this is not exactly giving canola oil a clean

bill of health.

 

I am grateful for my friends that have pointed the

rebuttal arguments out to me, and apologize for not

checking it out before sending. However I am not all

that convinced by the arguments used, so will pass on

my thoughts on what else I learned about canola oil.

Certainly, the original warning article seems to be

using fear mongering tactics which detracts from its

credibility. I will leave it to your good judgment to

come to your own conclusions.

 

To your health!

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I am really not so sure that your article was all a bunch of hype. I

have also read some not-so-good things about Canola, and from

reputable sources. If you are interested in doing some interesting

reading on the subject, try this site:

 

http://www.mercola.com

 

At the top of the page, in the " Search " box, type " canola " , and it

will list several interesting articles.

 

I think I'll stick with the olive oil too.

 

cheryll