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What's in a Name? An Oil by any other Name would smell...

I may not quote Shakespeare accurately, but the old bard does ask a good question: What?s in a name?

Canola: a compilation of the word ?Canada? and ?oil?, Canola is a Genetically Engineered (GE) plant developed in Canada from the Rapeseed Plant.

Traditionally, Rapeseed oil was used in industrial applications: as lubricants, diesel fuel substitutes, a synthetic rubber base and to manufacture plastics.

With the advent of Genetic Engineering/Genetic Modification, previous restrictions concerning non-consumption by humans of this toxic oil was relaxed and the modification of this plant took place.

?To Be, Or Not To Be, That Is The Question?

Some could argue that once a plant has been modified, it is no longer the same plant, and yet it is still grown on the Rapeseed plant. If this plant has been so modified as to no longer be toxic, then why do insects, which would not consume the ?original? Rapeseed plant, still not consume the ?modified? plant? Maybe the toxic quality of the plant has not changed that much: just the name.

Why not keep natural food, natural?

?What Piece Of Work Is Man!?

Various sources on the Internet claim that Canada paid the United States a large sum to put Canola oil on the safe list: without human testing. Some claim that because the modified plant can be quickly, easily and cheaply grown that it?s oil becomes the oil of choice in more and more manufactured foods.

While Agri-Alternatives, a Technology Magazine for farmers, is pro Canola, and claims that the plant has now been improved, they were supposed to have also said,? By nature, these rapeseed oils, which have long been used to produce oils for industrial purposes, are... toxic to humans and other animals.?

?O, What Men Dare Do! What Men May Do! What Men Daily Do, Not Knowing What They Do!?

Canola oil:

? Genetically Modified/Engineered
? Hydrogenated
? Contains trans fatty acids (TFA). Under high heat, to make Canola oil more ?palatable?, the unsaturated fats convert to trans fats. TFA oils are produced with an added molecule of hydrogen which keeps the oil from rotting as well as destroying any nutrients in the oil.
? Contains long chain fatty acids. "Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is a rare degenerative disease caused by a build up of long-chain fatty acids which destroys myelin, the protective sheath of the nerves. Canola oil is a very long chain fatty acid."?Udo Erasmus, Fats that Heal and Fats that Kill.

Canola oil has been created from a GM plant that is originally toxic, has been hydrogenated, has trans fatty acids as well as long chain fatty acids and uric acid. These characteristics are linked to cancer, heart disease and damage of the central nervous system.

While no long-term human studies have been conducted, the results of rats fed Canola oil are alarming: a fatty degeneration of their adrenals, thyroid glands, heart and kidneys occurred. The deposits dissolved when the Canola oil was removed from the rat?s diet, but scar tissue remained on all their vital organs.

?Our Remedies Oft In Ourselves Do Lie?
If olives, sunflowers, hazelnuts, coconuts and flaxseeds all make safe, consumable oils, why do we have to modify a plant that has been known for centuries to have been toxic for human consumption? Why not keep natural food, natural?

While the manufacturers of Canola oil will sing its praises, can we believe what they say when this oil is so profitable for them?

While no long-term human testing has been conducted, all speculation as to Canola?s safety is nothing more than speculation.

?When in doubt, bow out?. Shakespeare didn?t say that. I did.

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