Guest guest Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 > It sure is cheaper & way more available though. How bad is it really? Is it one of the most important things about going NT? > > Thanks, > > Kris Kris, You may want to read the transition section of the WAPF website for a comprehensive look at the healthy choices you can make nutritionally. Then you can decide for yourself which aspects of a traditional lifestyle you want to implement first. http://www.westonaprice.org/transition/index.html This website has a search tool, so you can see what they say on canola oil yourself. It is also discussed in the NT book on page 19. Deanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 On Thu, Jun 30, 2005 at 08:48:22AM -0500, e Sheehan wrote: > In all my Atkins groups, they use Canola oil. I threw mine out when I started trying to convert to NT. I read what NT says about it, that it goes rancid fast I guess? > > It sure is cheaper & way more available though. How bad is it really? Is it one of the most important things about going NT? My understanding is that canola comes from the rapeseed plant, which is high in erucic acid. However, modern canola is made from genetically modified plants and plants that have been bred for lower quantities of erucic acid. Apparently you can buy non-gm canola. Hydrogenization is required for it to keep its shelf life in products--if you've ever made anything with canola oil (like bread) you might notice that it gets moldy *very* quickly. There's a ton of stuff on the Internet about it, but you'll have to make up your own mind. Try google first: http://www.google.com/search?q=canola I won't eat it, but that doesn't mean anything Todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 >It sure is cheaper & way more available though. How bad is it really? Is it one of the most important things about going NT? > >Thanks, > >Kris Since we stopped eating it, we stopped getting sun problems. I used to break out in hives when I got in the sun, and burned easily. No one has burned in the last 2 years! I was reading a site about feeding goats and they mentioned that if your goats eat canola plants, you have to keep them out of the sun, because it makes them sun sensitive! Coconut oil, IMO, seems to have the opposite effect. I've also found that when I eat canola now, I get a slight asthma thing going, it's hard to breathe. Breathing issues have been linked to canola also. It is true that the modern oils have low levels of erucic acid, but it can vary from batch to batch, and how would you know? Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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