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On the Lighter Side => That CAN'T be true! => Topic started by: Angela on 16/04/2004 03:59:01
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http://www.breathing.com/articles/canola-oil.htm
So many things you are told are good one day, you find out are not the next. I've been replacing vegetable oil with canola oil for probably the last 2 years. I am not wondering if I am causing myself harm. I think i'm going to go buy some vegetable oil and throw this crap out. If it is the oil of a seed known to cause cancer, what the hell am I doing eating it?!
Facts/thoughts?
Angela.
--Beauty is nature--
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This report doesn't scare me too much, it dosesn't cite one scientific study. It seems to be really biased (possibly put out be the peantut industry?)
But if you can afford it, I say olive oil is the way to go anyways....I love that stuff!
Lift your skinny fists, like antennas to hevan!
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Actually i wouldn't worry about it too much either considering the fact that it probably doesn't do a tremendous amount of damage...
Anyways if you notice just about anything can give you cancer if you abuse it so this isn't surprising
Greetings in Christ Jesus my Lord
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Originally posted by christianchick
Actually i wouldn't worry about it too much either considering the fact that it probably doesn't do a tremendous amount of damage...
Anyways if you notice just about anything can give you cancer if you abuse it so this isn't surprising
So true. I think i'd rather be safe than sorry, though... so i'm not going to buy canola oil anymore I don't think. I do use Olive oil, too... i'll just use it more now.
Angela
--Beauty is nature--
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You gotta look at the trade-offs.... High chance of heart disease, to a seemingly low chance of cancer. (also how important is taste to you, because you could ideally just not use any oil) its all a matter of priority, and this is likely different to everyone. Another priority might be peace of mind...
Lift your skinny fists, like antennas to hevan!
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Is there anything anywhere that is not related to it's own persoanl health scare ?....next it'll be good old H2O !! and then air will be bad for you,........I just think 'Life' itself should come with a government health warning !!!
'Men are the same as women...just inside out !'
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Actually, the air in most cities is bad for you. And even in the country it's not much better. Water is pretty much the same.
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RIGHTO...I'm holding my breath !!!..Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmhmmmmmmmmmm..(passes out...Finally gets to sleep)
'Men are the same as women...just inside out !'
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This report doesn't scare me too much, it dosesn't cite one scientific study. It seems to be really biased (possibly put out be the peantut industry?)
But if you can afford it, I say olive oil is the way to go anyways....I love that stuff!
Lift your skinny fists, like antennas to hevan!
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Actually i wouldn't worry about it too much either considering the fact that it probably doesn't do a tremendous amount of damage...
Anyways if you notice just about anything can give you cancer if you abuse it so this isn't surprising
Greetings in Christ Jesus my Lord
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Originally posted by christianchick
Actually i wouldn't worry about it too much either considering the fact that it probably doesn't do a tremendous amount of damage...
Anyways if you notice just about anything can give you cancer if you abuse it so this isn't surprising
So true. I think i'd rather be safe than sorry, though... so i'm not going to buy canola oil anymore I don't think. I do use Olive oil, too... i'll just use it more now.
Angela
--Beauty is nature--
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You gotta look at the trade-offs.... High chance of heart disease, to a seemingly low chance of cancer. (also how important is taste to you, because you could ideally just not use any oil) its all a matter of priority, and this is likely different to everyone. Another priority might be peace of mind...
Lift your skinny fists, like antennas to hevan!
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Is there anything anywhere that is not related to it's own persoanl health scare ?....next it'll be good old H2O !! and then air will be bad for you,........I just think 'Life' itself should come with a government health warning !!!
'Men are the same as women...just inside out !'
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Actually, the air in most cities is bad for you. And even in the country it's not much better. Water is pretty much the same.
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John - The Eternal Pessimist.
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RIGHTO...I'm holding my breath !!!..Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmhmmmmmmmmmm..(passes out...Finally gets to sleep)
'Men are the same as women...just inside out !'
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but i like oil...have you not seen the land o lakes butter commercial where they talk about how smooth the butter is with canola oitl? yet i understand, it depends on how you wanna die i guess, cancer or being fat:)
Greetings in Christ Jesus my Lord
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Olive oil....just give me olive oil....and extra virgin olive oil, with some garlic and a smidgen of lemon, rubbed into a chunk of bread and grilled, with sweet tomatoes on top, drizzled with more olive oil...yummy !!!...err..did I mention that I like olive oil ?...........err...what is canola oil ?...is it a brand name in the states or is it an actual oil in itself ?
......Oil be awaiting your answers ? (sorry about that )
'Men are the same as women...just inside out !'
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It's ok..I found it !..genetically altered rapeseed oil....hmmm...sounds delish !!!!!!!!!!
'Men are the same as women...just inside out !'
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I don't think it has to be genetically altered. Canola is just another name for rapeseed oil.
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John - The Eternal Pessimist.
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oh neily-o-buddy you just made me huingry, that wasn't very nice!
do tehy really not have canola oil in the UK? its like the most common oil you can buy over here!
We don't want the loonies taking over!
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Yep...we definitely have rapeseed oil Justy....as far as I know it's just not branded 'Canola'....well...I didn't recignise it anyway....yum yum !!
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Good luck finding canola that's not GM. Lots of bright yellow fields of canola up here.
Butter and olive oil taste good when blended. Great on popcorn.
And I think what causes cancer is worrying about what causes cancer.[;)]
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....yep those bright yellow fields are truly spectacular......and a big thumbs up about the popcorn !!...hmmmm !! *salivating*
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oooo.... MIXING the butter and olive oil.... never trhought of that!!!.... I'm going home to try!!!
We don't want the loonies taking over!
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Butter and olive oil go great together. I cook with those a lot, especially making risotto.
I always thought canola oil was made from corn...shows what I know. They don't cite a single study of its toxicity so I wouldn't worry too much. If an Ames test turned up positive, I still wouldn't worry. There are hundreds of carcinogenic compounds in your morning coffee according to the Ames test, but that doesn't mean you're going to get cancer from it.
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Jay...thanks for that.......what about burned food ?..I've heard that that is tres carcinogenic too....and talking of coffee...I remember one of the thousands of food scares was perulated coffee that had been left brewing for ages and ages...especially in reastuarants eh ?
Get a tin of Tuna (dolphin friendly of course and in brine rather than oil).. drain it,whack it in the pan/pot/cooking utensil....stick a nice amount of Olive oil and butter in it, add a few shakes of some soy sauce too, and worcestishire...a little black pepper....and perhaps a little crushed garlic clove too....(try without the garlic first)...heat gently, stir.....Oh My...tres delish with pasta, espesh if you grate some strong cheddar cheese on it too !!!!(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Finstagiber.net%2Fsmiliesdotcom%2Fotn%2Fparty%2Fbeerchug.gif&hash=c96989930343f11464d5787875d377d8)
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Neil! You're making me hungry. And I just had lunch!
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John - The Eternal Pessimist.
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wow, that sounds interesting... if only i liked tuna.....
We don't want the loonies taking over!
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Try it Justy !!..I'm primarily a meat eater.....but this is quite a delish recipe...all my own !!..well...of course whether you like it or not is purely a matter of subjectivity but believe me, it don't taste like tuna !!..(well...a little...) but the combo with the soy and worcesteshire sauce is an explosion of taste bud mania !!!
John...try it !!..hope you like it....remeber to drizzle that olive oil into the pasta too !!...I'm sure you're cat will like it !!..what is your cats name ?
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I will try it sometime. I doubt my cats would like it - they try to bury everything that is not cat food from a bag. The cat in the picture is Goldie and we also have Kiddo, who looks a lot like his brother but with black striped fur instead of yellow. We also have Misty who is a smoky grey tapering to white (outside cat in Arkansas). And then we have Reggie, the ball python and Jake the black rat snake, and Spring the not-so-black rat snake (who is about to get paroled because I'm tired of buying mice for him). And Anna the tan gerbil and Joe the black and white gerbil. And a host of rotating temporary inhabitants of various jars and cages.
Sorry you asked???
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Sounds like you're into heavy petting !![:D]
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Originally posted by neilep
Jay...thanks for that.......what about burned food ?..I've heard that that is tres carcinogenic too.
Can't be true, or I'd be covered in tumors, with my culinary skills. I just turn everything on hi and walk out of the kitchen. When it's done the smoke alarm lets me know.
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LOL Donnah !!.....I definitely heard it somewhere and ever since then have stopped eating burnt toast !!..cos I love it !!..but, if it's a myth that no one has heard about then I'm definitely gonna be turning my toaster up high from now on !!....I'd love to come round to you for din dins *smile*
'Men are the same as women...just inside out !'
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"The smoke alarm lets me know"....
hahahaha! Good one Donnah!
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sorry neil, but I still think I'm gonna stay away from your dish.... maybe with canned chicken instead of tuna????
I'm just the opposite of donnah. I put turn the stove on high and walk away. My hunger pains tell me when its done (hopefully by thise point its at least not still frozen)
and burnt food does cause stomach cancer. I can't remember exactly how, someting about the carbon in the black part... yeah thats scientific sounding!
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Thanks Justy, at least it wasn't one of my midnight/morning hallucinations regarding the burnt food.....
Ok...don't try the fish dish....Hmmpth !!..some scientist !!!...what ever happenened to empirical study !!!...perhaps you could try it out on a fly and get their opinion ?...*giggle*
'Men are the same as women...just inside out !'
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I think the fly would just eat any yeast that was growing on the tuna-dish.... probably tell me that it was good.
We don't want the loonies taking over!