Vegetable Oil

Oils

Potentially Harmful
May be Bioengineered
Details
Definition
Oils extracted from seeds or other parts of fruits. Most vegetable oils are a blend of canola, corn, soybean, safflower, palm and sunflower oils.
AKAs
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil,Vegetable Fats,Vegetable Oils
Health Impact
Vegetable oils are high in omega 6 fatty acids, throwing off our bodies healthy balance of omega 3 to 6 and leading to chronic inflammation and as a result are linked to increased risk of heart disease. Vegetable oil that is not labeled as organic or non-GMO is likely sourced from GMO or bioengineered soybeans or canola beans. Check for the warning "Contains a bioengineered ingredient" in the ingredients list to confirm. Vegetable oils contain unsaturated fats that oxidize when exposed to heat, triggering inflammation in the body, and are often processed with the chemical hexane which destroys the stability of the oil and turn it rancid, often creating trans fats. Finding a cold-pressed, organic version of this oil would be a better option.
Sources
FOOD INDUSTRY - SOLVENTS FOR EXTRACTING VEGETABLE OILS
https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publication/?seqNo115=115125
Use of dietary linoleic acid for secondary prevention of coronary heart disease and death: evaluation of recovered data from the Sydney Diet Heart Study and updated meta-analysis
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23386268/
Cross-Sectional Associations between Dietary Fat-Related Behaviors and Continuous Metabolic Syndrome Score among Young Australian Adults
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6116055/
Re-evaluation of the traditional diet-heart hypothesis: analysis of recovered data from Minnesota Coronary Experiment (1968-73)
https://www.bmj.com/content/353/bmj.i1246
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