Contents:
- Medical Video: 5 Reasons You Should NEVER Use Canola Oil. Be Careful *Organic canola oil is no different.*
- What are the side effects of canola oil that can interfere with health?
- 1. Risk of disrupting kidney and liver function
- 2. Risk of causing a stroke
- 3. Interfering with the work of the heart
- 4. Increase trans fat intake
Medical Video: 5 Reasons You Should NEVER Use Canola Oil. Be Careful *Organic canola oil is no different.*
Canola Oil (canola oil) is one type of vegetable oil that is processed from the seeds of canola plants. This oil is predicted to be able to accelerate weight loss because it is rich in monounsaturated fat. But behind it all, it turns out there are still side effects of canola oil that are rarely known.
What are the side effects of canola oil that can interfere with health?
Vegetable oil with unsaturated fatty acids such as canola oil, is known to be good for the body. But unfortunately, canola oil has gone through many distillation processes so that it eliminates its natural nutrients. As a result, actually arise various side effects that can bring adverse effects to the body.
1. Risk of disrupting kidney and liver function
Most of the canola oil produced today, has gone through various genetic engineering (GMO). In addition, to produce canola oil, usually processed canola seeds will be mixed with chemical solvents, such as hexane, which turns out to cause adverse effects on health.
This is evidenced by a 2011 study published in Environmental Sciences Europe. The study found that most animals fed from genetically modified (transgenic) foods, such as GMO soybeans and corn, experienced kidney and liver problems.
Although this study does not specialize in researching GMO canola oil, it can be used as a guide before actually using canola oil.
2. Risk of causing a stroke
According to research conducted by the Department of Nutrition and Toxicology at Ottawa University, that mice that were only given canola oil as their sole source of fat, their lifespan would tend to be shorter than other mice that ate other food sources.
The membrane of red blood cells in the body of the animal in this study was not in a normal condition which could later lead to a stroke. To know the risk of other strokes, see the information here.
3. Interfering with the work of the heart
Another side effect of canola oil is disrupting heart function. Although it contains high monounsaturated fatty acids, but canola oil has high erucic acid and this substance can make heart function impaired.
In the refining process, canola oil is often added with a little trans fat. This process is known as partial hydrogenation, which aims to prevent oil from becoming rancid and becoming more durable.
Unfortunately, this process actually makes trans fat far more dangerous than saturated fat. Eating trans fat too often, can eventually lead to a risk of heart disease.
4. Increase trans fat intake
As mentioned earlier, canola oil has been added to trans fatty acids from the partial hydrogenation process, which can actually be bad for the body.
In fact, you should avoid this fat group as much as possible because it can trigger an increase in bad cholesterol (LDL) and reduce good cholesterol (HDL).
Finally, increasing your chances of getting heart disease and stroke. In other words, trans fatty acids are dangerous by-products produced from food processing.
However, not all food products labeled "zero trans fat" or "zero trans fat" do not contain trans fat at all. In fact, the FDA in America, which is equivalent to BPOM, allows manufacturers to label this food as trans fat free if the product contains less than 0.5 grams of fat.
