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by scotch_drinker 2444 days ago
Canola is super cheap which is one way they can keep prices low.

Most seed oils in the Western diet come from fast food and the fryer which increases the chance of lipid oxidation.

We need both omega 3 and omega 6 but the Western diet is so heavily skewed towards omega 6 that it's killing us.

https://chriskresser.com/an-update-on-omega-6-pufas/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4808858/