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SoTex says

I saw a utube vid title (and thumbnail) about Costco olive oil turning to plastic. I haven't watch it.

How can that be? All that stuff is inspected by the FDA to insure it is real and of the highest quality.

Patrick says

Remember to read the ingredients of your boxed processed foods, they will use these types of oils because they help with shelf life.

because the labels on the boxes are always true and can be trusted. umm, better yet, don't buy food in boxes.

Yes, I've had the thought myself that the real ingredients are often different, and that there should be some private service or institution that tests food on behalf of consumers. But how to fund that?

https://x.com/Miyagii2574471/status/1858755011142185146

Canola oil is a preservative. That's why it's included in so many things, like bread.

Patrick says

Canola oil is a preservative. That's why it's included in so many things, like bread.

I started using an app called Yuka. Works great especially with my eyes going to shit trying to read the ingredients.

RC2006 says

I started using an app called Yuka. Works great especially with my eyes going to shit trying to read the ingredients.

The font on printed labels is getting smaller and smaller. My eye sight is changing for sure as well, but it's retardedly small now. Even on stuff that's healthy like vitamins. It's almost as if they know they're hiding poison. I can read the warning on a pack of cigs across the room. Curious as to the small font size. Medication as well as far as directions and side effects. One reason why I stopped taking OTC meds.

Cooking oil linked to colon cancer in early study, tied to inflammation

Results suggest that processed, packaged foods increase risk, but dietitians say other factors are at play

NOTE: almost all processed foods include a substantial amount of unhealthy oil in their product.
Get in the habit of reading all labels of processed foods, many of which consist of carcinogens that are banned in Europe, but approved for use by our corrupt FDA.

https://www.foxnews.com/health/cooking-oil-linked-colon-cancer-early-study-tied-inflammation

RC2006 says

I started using an app called Yuka. Works great especially with my eyes going to shit trying to read the ingredients.

Same. Thanks for the tip! I just installed it.

Damn, they sure asked me a lot of questions I had to lie about. Only a 3 day free trial as well. I'm just going to bring my stronger glasses to the grocery I guess.

Maga_Chaos_Monkey says

I'm just going to bring my stronger glasses to the grocery I guess.

I can't read the fine print on labels anymore. My thing is you kind of just know looking at the bottle or packaging. I do think most patnetters are above average intelligence at minimum. You know when you look at a product if it's trash or not.

I'm not sitting in a store that I can't read labels on by design. We all know what is trash. Don't buy it.

I'm nearsighted, so that's an advantage here. I just take off my glasses and can read labels very well.

Mostly I'm just trying to avoid rapeseed oil, aka "Canola" oil. I like challenges. That shit is everywhere. Even in otherwise fine bread, as an ingredient low down on the list, since it's so toxic that it works as a preservative too. "A floor polish and a dessert topping!" (For those who remember the old SNL)

Similar challenge in trying to live a 100% Google-free life. Google is the Canola oil of the internet. Toxic and everywhere.

Also trying to avoid installing any app.

The only reason apps exist is to take power away from you and spy on you.

Just about everything any app can do can also now be done via a web page that requires no install and is much, much more under your explicit control.

The_Deplorable says

The "eats vegetables" includes gorillas, every horse at the Kentucky Derby, deer, gazelle, and numerous other fast sleek muscular animals. By the way, hogs are omnivores.

Seed oils + Toxic COVID-19 transfection products = Cancer

A study conducted by the University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital Cancer Institute analyzed over 100 tumor samples from patients with colorectal cancer. The findings revealed elevated levels of bioactive lipids—molecules that can promote inflammation—in the tumors. These lipids are believed to originate from the metabolism of seed oils such as sunflower, canola, corn, and grapeseed.

Bioactive lipids play a dual role in cancer progression. Firstly, they promote inflammation, creating an environment conducive to tumor growth. Secondly, they suppress the body’s immune response, hindering its ability to combat cancer cells effectively. This combination facilitates the development and progression of tumors in the colon.

The study’s lead author, Dr. Timothy Yeatman, emphasized the impact of diet on inflammation and cancer development: “It is well known that patients with unhealthy diets have increased inflammation in their bodies.” He further noted, “We now see this inflammation in the colon tumors themselves, and cancer is like a chronic wound that won’t heal.”

https://themindunleashed.com/2024/12/doctors-warn-cooking-oil-used-by-millions-may-be-fueling-explosion-of-colon-cancers-in-young-people.html

https://www.fediol.eu/data/FEDIOL%20Manifesto%202024-2029.pdf

https://sfstandard.com/2025/01/05/beef-tallow-superpower/

The latest headache for restaurants? Health-obsessed seed-oil refusers

Canola oil is out. Beef tallow is in — and some diners are even bringing their own to the table.

Beef tallow is in; canola oil is out. The great cooking-oil debate isn’t new but is just now cracking the consciousness of the mainstream media. Whether it’s because of the seed-oil-as-poison views of RFK Jr., likely our next secretary of Health and Human Services, or a recent study about colon cancer’s link to ultraprocessed foods that utilize seed oil, the handwringing has made it as far as the “Today” show.

Not surprisingly, there is no consensus about the dangers of these oils that are pressed from the seeds of plants and then chemically bleached, refined, and heated. It does seem safe to say that too much of the omega-6 fatty acids found in processed seed oils can cause inflammation. There is also talk of seed oils being especially toxic after reaching the high temperatures needed for deep-frying, and in the dangers of restaurants frying in the same oil over and over.

Patrick says

Beef tallow is in; canola oil is out.

One does not have to go the beef tallow extreme as the light taste olive oil will do the job without adulterating the flavor.

https://petermcculloughmd.substack.com/p/getting-trans-fats-out-of-the-food

Trans fats, also known as trans fatty acids (TFAs), are a type of unsaturated fat found in mainly found in processed foods. Chemically modified trans fats are created through a process called hydrogenation, where hydrogen gas is added to liquid seed and vegetable oils to make them more solid and stable at room temperature.

Trans fats have been linked to numerous health risks, including increased risk of heart disease. ...

You can find trans fats on food labels by looking for the term “partially hydrogenated.” For example, partially hydrogenated soybean, palm kernel, corn, canola, pumpkin seed, and rapeseed oils are all trans fats. Even if a food label lists “Zero Trans Fat” understand that the FDA allows this if the trans fat content <0.5 g per serving. A few servings for example of Cheetos could easily take one into the danger zone.

Patrick says

A few servings for example of Cheetos could easily take one into the danger zone.

Um, munching Cheetos already takes you out of the healthy eating zone, trans fats or not. Food like that should be taken in moderation anyway.

HeadSet says

Patrick says

A few servings for example of Cheetos could easily take one into the danger zone.

Um, munching Cheetos already takes you out of the healthy eating zone, trans fats or not. Food like that should be taken in moderation anyway.

Agreed. Also I don't think the trans fat content below 0.5 does any significant damage compared to the crap food it already is. I'd avoid anything partially hydrogenated (fractioned is ok) on the labels, but otherwise I disagree with McCollough here. Trans fats have been banned for quite a while and the residual left is not an issue unless you munch 10 packs of cheetos per day in which case you will likely have problems anyways. And you cannot avoid them when cooking, bbqing etc unless you eat raw food exclusively. In small amounts they likely don't matter compared to the benefits you get form the prepared food.