Organic Soybean Oil
Oils
- Potentially Harmful
Soy
Definition
A vegetable oil made from soybean seeds
Also Known As
Organic Soy Oil, Soybean oil*, Soy oil*, ORGANIC EXPELLER PRESSED SOYBEAN OIL
Health Impact
Abundant in omega 6 fatty acids, throwing off our bodies healthy balance of omega 3 to 6 and leading to chronic inflammation. Has been shown to cause abnormal gene expression and hormonal dysfunction in mice, and is also linked to obesity and diabetes.
Sources
- Dysregulation of Hypothalamic Gene Expression and the Oxytocinergic System by Soybean Oil Diets in Male Mice
Oxford Academic: Endocrinology
- America's most widely consumed oil causes genetic changes in the brain
Science Daily
- Health implications of high dietary omega-6 polyunsaturated Fatty acids
Pub Med
- An Increase in the Omega-6/Omega-3 Fatty Acid Ratio Increases the Risk for Obesity
Pub Med
- Healthy intakes of n-3 and n-6 fatty acids: estimations considering worldwide diversity
Pub Med
- Re-evaluation of the traditional diet-heart hypothesis: analysis of recovered data from Minnesota Coronary Experiment (1968-73)
BMJ
- FOOD INDUSTRY - SOLVENTS FOR EXTRACTING VEGETABLE OILS
USDA Agricultural Research Service
- Diet high in linoleic acid dysregulates the intestinal endocannabinoid system and increases susceptibility to colitis in Mice
University of California Riverside and UC Davis
