I've read this article before, and called a company that uses canola oil as an ingredient in their supposedly "organic" products to express my concern, and they insisted that canola oil comes from a canola bean, not rapeseed. The man on the phone was emphatic about this, and proceeded to throw a class "A" rant about merciless vegans that are making life too difficult for everybody, the bottom line- I did not believe him. The stuff gets rancid very easily, and creates gas and constipation.... icky... ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 11:38 AM Subject: Re: CS>Canola Oil (interesting read!)
> Tracy, I did not send this question about Canola Oil. I NEVER touch the stuff. > > ~Hanan > > > In a message dated 4/3/01 6:49:22 PM, [email protected] writes: > > << this has a little bit about rape seed in it. Don't touch the stuff Hanan. > > I wanted to know about the hardened coconut oil I buy. I wanted to know if > > it is the same thing as the liquid? Its like a big block of white fat. > > Does it change its properties when hardened I wonder. > > > > Canola Oil > > > > > > Recently I bought a cooking oil that's new to our supermarkets, Canola > > Oil. > > > I tried it because the label assured me it was lowest in "bad" fats. > > > > > > However, when I had used half the bottle, I concluded that the label told > > me > > > surprisingly little else and I started to wonder: Where does canola oil > > come > > > from? > > > > > > > > > Olive oil comes from olives, peanut oil from peanuts, sunflower oil from > > > sunflowers; but what is a canola? There was nothing on the label to > > > enlighten me, which I thought odd. So, I did some investigating on the > > > Internet. There are plenty of official Canola sites lauding this new > > > "wonder" oil with all its low-fat health benefits. It takes a little > > longer > > > to find sites that tell the less palatable details. Here are just a few > > > facts everyone should know before buying anything containing canola. > > > > > > Canola is not the name of a natural plant but a made-up word,from the > > words > > > "Canada" and "oil." Canola is a genetically engineered plant developed in > > > Canada from the Rapeseed Plant, which is part of the mustard family of > > plants. > > > > > > According to AgriAlternatives, The Online Innovation, and Technology > > Magazine > > > for Farmers, "By nature, these rapeseed oils,which have long been used to > > > produce oils for industrial purposes, are ... toxic to humans and other > > > animals." (This, by the way, is one of the websites singing the praises of > > > the new canola industry.) > > > > > > Rapeseed oil is poisonous to living things and is an excellent insect > > > repellent. I have been using it (in very diluted form, as per > > instructions) > > > to kill the aphids on my roses for the last two years. It works very > > well; > > > it suffocates them. Ask for it at your nursery. Rape is an oil that is > > used > > > as a lubricant, fuel, soap and synthetic rubber base and as an illuminate > > for > > > color pages in magazines. It is an industrial oil. It is not a food. > > > > > > Rape oil, it seems, causes emphysema, respiratory distress, anemia, > > > constipation, irritability, and blindness in animals and humans. Rape oil > > > was widely used in animal feeds in England and Europe between 1986 and > > 1991, > > > when it was thrown out. > > > > > > Remember the "Mad Cow disease" scare, when millions of cattle in the UK > > were > > > slaughtered in case of infecting humans? Cattle were being fed on a > > mixture > > > containing material from dead sheep, and sheep suffer from a disease > > called > > > "scrapie." It was thought this was how "Mad Cow" began and started to > > > infiltrate the human chain. What is interesting is that when rape oil was > > > removed from animal feed, 'scrapie' disappeared. We also haven't seen any > > > further reports of "Mad Cow" since rape oil was removed from the feed. > > > Perhaps not scientifically proven, but interesting all the same. > > > > > > > > > US and Canadian farmers grow genetically engineered rapeseed and > > > manufacturers use its oil (canola) in thousands of processed foods,with > > the > > > blessings of Canadian and US government watchdog agencies. The canola > > > supporting websites say that canola is safe to use. They admit it was > > > developed from the rapeseed, but insist that through genetic engineering > > it > > > is no longer rapeseed, but "canola" instead. Except canola means"Canadian > > > oil"; and the plant is still a rape plant,albeit genetically modified. > > > > > > The new name provides perfect cover for commercial interests wanting to > > make > > > millions. Look at the ingredients list on labels. Apparently peanut oil > > is > > > being replaced with rape oil. > > > > > > You'll find it in an alarming number of processed foods. There's more, > > but > > > to conclude: rape oil was the source of the chemical warfare agent mustard > > > gas, which was banned after blistering the lungs and skins of hundred of > > > thousands of soldiers and civilians during W.W.I. Recent French reports > > > indicate that it was again in use during the Gulf War. > > > > > > Check products for ingredients. If the label says, "may contain the > > > following" and lists canola oil, you know it contains canola oil because > > it > > > is the cheapest oil and the Canadian government subsidizes it to > > industries > > > involved in food processing. > > > > > > > > > I don't know what you'll be cooking with tonight, but I'll be using olive > > oil > > > and old-fashioned butter, from a genetically unmodified cow. Here is more > > > information.......... Canola oil from the rape seed, referred to as the > > > Canadian oil because Canada is mainly responsible for it being marketed in > > > the USA. The Canadian government and industry paid our Federal Food and > > Drug > > > Administration (FDA). $50 million dollars to have canola oil placed on > > the > > > (GRAS) List "Generally Recognized As Safe."Thus a new industry was > > created. > > > Laws were enacted affecting international trade, commerce, and traditional > > > diets. Studies with lab. animals were disastrous. Rats developed fatty > > > degeneration of heart, kidney, adrenals, and thyroid gland. When canola > > oil > > > was withdrawn from their diets, the deposits dissolved but scar tissue > > > remained on all vital organs. No studies on humans were made before money > > > was spent to promote Canola oil in the USA. Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)is a > > > rare fatal degenerative disease caused by a build up long-chain fatty > > acids > > > (c22 to c28) > > > which destroys the myelin (protective sheath) of the nerves. > > > > > > Canola oil is a very long chain fatty acid oil (c22). Those who will > > defend > > > canola oil say that the Chinese and Indians have used it for centuries > > with > > > no effect, however it was in an unrefined form. (*taken from FATS THAT > > HEAL > > > AND FATS THAT KILL by Udo Erasmus.) > > > > > > My cholesterol level was 150. After a year using Canola oil I tested > > > 260. I switched back to pure olive oil and it has taken 5 years to get it > > > > down to 160. Thus began this project to find answers since most Doctors > > will > > > say that Canola oil is O.K. My sister spilled Canola oil on a pieceof > > > fabric, after 5 pre-treatings and harsh washings, the oil spot still > > showed. > > > > > > She stopped using Canola oil, wondering what it did to our insides if it > > > could not be removed from cloth easily. > > > > > > > > > Our father bred birds, always checking labels to insure there was no rape > > > seed in their food. He said, "The birds will eat it, but they do not live > > > very long." > > > > > > > > > A friend, who worked for only 9 mo. as a quality control taster at an > > > apple-chip factory where Canola oil was used exclusively for > > frying,developed > > > numerous health problems. These included loose teeth & gum disease; numb > > > hands and feet; swollen arms and legs upon rising in the morning; extreme > > > joint pain especially in hands, cloudy vision, constipation with stools > > like > > > black marbles, hearing loss; skin tears from being bumped; lack of energy; > > > hair loss and heart pains. It has been five years since she has worked > > there > > > and still has some joint pain, gum disease, and numbness. A fellow > > worker, > > > about 30 years old,who ate very little product, had a routine check up and > > > found that his blood vessels were like those of an 80 year old man. Two > > > employees fed the waste product to baby calves and their hair fell out. > > > (Whose hair is this referring to -- the employees or the calves?) After > > > removing the fried apple chips from the diet their hair grew back in. > > > > > > My daughter and her girls were telling jokes. Stephanie hit her mom's arm > > > with the back of a butter knife in a gesture, "Oh Mom" not hard enough to > > > hurt. My daughter's arm split open like it was rotten. She called me to > > ask > > > what could have caused it. I said, "I'll bet anything that you are using > > > Canola oil." Sure enough, there was a big gallon jug in the pantry. Rape > > > seed oil is a penetrating oil, to be used in light industry, not for human > > > consumption. It contains a toxic substance. (from encyclopedia) > > > > > > Even after the processing to reduce the erucic acid content, it is still a > > > penetrating oil. We have found that it turns rancid very fast. Also it > > > leaves a residual rancid odor on clothing. Rape seed oil used for > > > stir-frying in China was found to emit cancer causing chemicals. > > > > > > (Rapeseed oil smoke causes lung cancer) Amal Kumar Maj. The Wall Street > > > Journal June 7, 1995 pB6(W) pB6 (E) col 1(11 col in).Compiled by D.. > > > Bradley. > > > > > > Canola oil is a health hazard to use as a cooking oil or salad oil. It is > > > not the healthy oil we thought it was. It is not fit for human > > consumption, > > > do not eat canola oil, it can hurt you. Polyunsaturated or not, this is a > > > bad oil. Be sure to also read this informative report written by leading > > > health expert Tom Valentine, Canola Oil Report. > > > > > > > > > Go to Ask Jeeves yourself: http://www.askjeeves.com/ and type in"Where > > does > > > Canola Oil come from?" and see what you come up with. > > > > > > ----------/---------- > > > All stressed out, and no one to choke... > > > > > > 2001/04/03 18:30:38 CDT > > > >> > > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > [email protected] -or- [email protected] > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> >
