For decades, we’ve been told that vegetable oils extracted from seeds—like canola, soybean, sunflower, and corn—are the heart-healthy choice. Health organizations, including the American Heart Association, have long recommended replacing saturated fats (think butter or lard) with these polyunsaturated fats to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease. This advice became dietary gospel in the […]
America’s most widely consumed oil causes genetic changes in the brain
New UC Riverside research shows soybean oil not only leads to obesity and diabetes, but could also affect neurological conditions like autism, Alzheimer’s disease, anxiety, and depression. Used for fast food frying, added to packaged foods, and fed to livestock, soybean oil is by far the most widely produced and consumed edible oil in the […]