Re: (Fwd) Canola oil is DANGEROUS! (OT?)

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There's nothing wrong with Canola oil (or rape seed oil as it is known here

in Europe). Canola for human consumption is REFINED. That means all you're

left with is basically the fatty acids that constitute the oil. There are no

valuable vitamins or minerals that you will find in unrefined oils such as

olive oil, but if you're cooking you'd lose most of them anyway.

Chemically, Rape seed / Canola oil is quite similar to olive oil, and

therefore has many of the health benefits. For example, is thought that oleic

acid (18:1), a monounsaturate, and the main fatty acid in both Canola and

Olive oil, is beneficial in reducing cholesterol.

That doesn't mean I'd rank rapeseed oil along with olive oil in terms of

healthiness, but if you're frying with it, there really isn't a lot of

difference.

On Sunday 01 April 2001 12:11, Bryarwoode@... wrote:

>> Lee-Anne,

>I'm sure taking this seriously. We went through our fridge and threw out

>our Miracle Whip, which we love and Becel margarine which our gp advised my

>hubby to eat. When shopping I noticed all the Kraft salad dressings are

>bragging they use conola oil. Written right across the front of the

> bottle. Much as I love their dressings, I won't be buying it now. You

> would be surprised how many of your food items have canola oil. Just

> check. It is cheap, that's why. I also checked Imperial Margerine has

> it, also Country Crock. I just gave up. We'll be using butter from now

> on.

>

>Bev

>

>> ,

>> I don't know about that. Dr. Armstrong has the same paper hanging in her

>> office.

>> Lee-Anne

>>

>> eson@... wrote:

>> > This is a hoax. I received the same thing a while back. Later I found

>>

>> out

>>

>> > it's a very popular hoax, passed around a lot.

>> > M. RA, fms, minocycline 100 mg 3 days a week

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D. Shaw

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