I would add the adjective credible as well. He is a medical doctor and more importantly a nutrition scientist. Most medical doctors get almost no training in nutrition and diet.
I'm really enjoying these videos. Many of us just want information without any ideology sprinkled on top and that's exactly what you deliver. Rare during these times...
Sadly this won't make any difference to the "seed oils are evil" groups. Their stance is more based on social and/or political view than it is science. Many are emotionally invested in something like the keto/carnivore lifestyle and they define themselves by that lifestyles. Others are just against "big Ag" in general. Really glad for a channel like this that just looks at the data from studies and leaves out all the baggage.
The "seed oils are evil" myth comes from the meat/dairy lobbies looking to fight back the growth of plant-based foods with a new boogeyman. Dollar bill y'all.
It's a rather wide brush to tar those on the ketovore / carnivore sphere as having a way of life modeled on their social or political leanings. You can level exactly this assumption to Vegans. Agree with you however on this channel. Hence why Im a subscriber and I say this as an omnivore, and a proud, healthy one.
Many "health" UA-camrs are saying that any cheap vegetable oil is bad, and that only the very expensive vegetable oils are good. That's very irritating when you don't want to pay a small fortune for a small bottle of an expensive oil.
I only use a tiny bit of oil personally, so a bottle lasts me ages. I just want to definitely know if there are safe oils so I can choose the best one. I’m willing to pay more for a healthier oil and just use very little of it.
In Asia, people use a lot of vegetable oil to cook their food, and they don’t have serious obesity problem like here in America. We need to treat healthy eating a life style, not like fashion.
It's interesting that some in the "ghee group" had liver improvements. What were they told about this study? Did they experience "new diet effect" despite allegedly staying on their old diets? Were they possibly misreporting their foods? "The influencers" seem to have two main messages: the health effects of raised blood glucose and insulin, which are well and truly proven, and the evils of the seed oils, which are not. I have switched from corn and canola oils to olive oil, but no butter. Despite what they say I'm not convinced all that saturated fat is good. I appreciate the work you do here Dr Carvalho. Your channel stops me from going off the deep end. There's no melodrama here or unsubstantiated claims. Thanks Doc!
Something that should be addressed is not all saturated fats are created equal. The federal guideline is simplistic. Fermented foods tend to be healthier than lard or tallow. There are short and long chain fatty acids. I eat yogurt and cheese.
he didn't hear what he wanted to hear.now he will go back to channels the ones say what he want to hear(earth is flat and germ theory is a lie)..😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@TheMonsterReapz Many UA-camrs, and Mercola, eg, have said that canola oil is the byproduct of some industrial process and / or is one of the seed oils that is the worst possible thing to ingest. Now I admit I have not followed closely, to put it mildly, because I mentally wrote it off long ago. But of course a scientifically-rigorous channel like this one gets my attention. I didn’t know if it would confirm or deny, but was surprised by the overwhelmingly-positive study results. EDITING TO ADD: So I wondered if I was crazy and just did a Google of “mercola canola”. Several top hits have him saying it is the worst (my paraphrase but accurate representation) and then maybe the 4th or 5th hit has him calling it “healthy”. I will say, despite his fear-mongering and conspiracy theories (ignore them please!) he will change his stance when he sees new information. Of course in the meantime you have been led 180 degrees in the wrong.
Interesting video. Now I’m going to have to watch your other video about canola oil. Thanks for providing unbiased information and for being clear and consistent when you’re expressing your opinions or preferences that they are such.
Do you know of any studies not just comparing seed oils to butter/ghee etc, but that compare consuming seed oils with NOT consuming exogenous oils/fats? e.g. comparing to groups on 80/10/10 style diets, wholefood low fat vegans etc? That would be very interesting, as just because swapping high sat fat sources for seed oils yields better health outcomes, doesn't mean that consuming seed oils beats not consuming any exogenous fats.
I thought one problem with many seed oils, including perhaps canola oil, is that cooking it beyond its smoking point can turn the unsaturated fat double-bonds into trans double-bonds (e.g., trans fats). This might be especially the case if the oil is repeatedly heated and reheated. A 2022 study entitled "Deep-frying palm olein oil-fried street falafel induces testicular toxicity in rats" suggests that there might be an enhanced cancer risk from seed oils that are deep fried.
Fun fact, when Amazon launched their Swedish site they had everything autotranslated. "Rapeseed oil" was consequently translated as "våldtäkt frö olja" - "rape seed oil". There were many more funny mistranslations XD
What’s the Difference Between Canola and Rapeseed Oils? In the 1970s canola was created through traditional plant cross-breeding by removing two things found in the rapeseed plant: glucosinolates and erucic acid. Erucic acid was removed because it was believed to be inedible or toxic in high doses. The newly developed plant was renamed “canola,” a combination of “Canadian” and “oil” (or ola) to make this difference apparent. By definition, if a seed is labeled “canola” it has to have less than 30 micromoles of glucosinolates and less than 2% of erucic acid.
Rapeseed is the original plant while canola is a modified version. They are technically two separate things though these days the terms are used interchangeably.
I switched back to Canola oil bc of your coverage! but I am very careful how I use oil now, I'm not as afraid of salad dressings using canola oil, but I still try to avoid using an excessive amount to cook with.
Used EVOO and canola for years. Then I fell in with the keto conspiracy theorists who demonized “seed” oils. After some months I started finding people like the doctor here and Chris MacAskill of the Plant Choppers channel. Chris did a deep dive into oils about a year ago and that convinced me to bring canola oil back into my pantry. I still use mostly EVOO, but canola has its uses. And sorry to recent guest Dr. Esselstyn; I respect him, mostly, but I have to put him in with the conspiracy theory camp on this one.
Thanks Gil! This is often such a confusing topic so it's great to see you review yet another study about the potential benefits of oil vs ghee/butter/high sat fat
+1 on environmental benefits of canola/rape seed in cooler climates. Not many olive trees in Scotland. I always cook with canola and use olive oil for salads but premium canola oils are nice on salad too.
Olive oil prices have surged dramatically in recent years. I remember paying just £7 for a one-litre bottle, but now that same bottle costs £17. At this rate, it won't be long before olive oil prices rival those of gold and become a hot commodity in the stock market.
The BIGGEST change I needed to address was getting off swing shifts and working straight nights instead. I sleep better through the morning, wake up and meal prep and can go all evening/night without being tired. Didn't matter what I did with my diet, I was chronically ill and suffering while eating healthy, but the 12hr swing rotations completely destroyed my hormones and mental health for 2.5 years. 36 yr old male, was always active and healthy before.
Thank you for your videos, it is nice to have access to information supported by current research without needing to decipher studies with no experience.
Same here in the UK. We get cold pressed rapeseed oil in the same way we get Virgin olive oil. Nice as a salad dressing etc. it's been heavily demonized but I really like it, and the cold pressed hasn't gone through a huge industrial process like some oils.
I've never had any health concerns using canola oil over other oils. My issue with canola is its fairly tasteless/bland flavor profile compared to EVOO when used in dressings, drizzled over grilled veggies, and when used for dipping toasted garlic breads and such...
Thank you for sharing this to balance the hyper-ventilating over seed oils. The real issue is the consumption of too many refined, sugary, and processed foods. As one of my wise professors said years ago, "everything in moderation".
The speculative concerns about seed oils has to do with the heating them and cooling them and reheating them like in a deep frier. Most of the seed oil use is in processed foods. If you cook anything yourself its going to better than the above two items, regardless. Just cause you deep fry your french fries in seed oil doesn't mean your heart will be healthier.
Thank you again for a non biased approach. I have a question though. I was under the impression that the issue with consuming rapesead/canola oil was more to do with the amount of omega 6 & 9 in it. The amount of omega 3 needing to be higher than that of 6 & 9 in the body. I thought it was better not to add more omega 6 & 9 through oil because there's so much already in our diets from processed foods. Doesn't the imbalance cause inflammation? If you see this I'd really appreciate a definitive answer. I use little oil when I cook and mostly use light olive oil for stir fry, although I'm concerned about it's smoke point! For sauté, I use a little butter with light olive oil. Virgin olive oil and Almond oil for salad dressing. I have used coconut oil for stir fry because a little goes a long way so I could use less but then I discovered my daughter is allergic to it. It triggers an allergic asthma response. Unfortunately, in the UK big manufacturers are replacing palm oil with coconut! 😭
I use a cold pressed canola oil that I get from a farm in Quebec. It’s a beautiful orangey, yellow colour and has a nice nutty taste. It’s great for sauté because of its higher smoke point. I’ve tried it as a salad oil and it’s OK but it has a stronger taste but quite pleasant. Still prefer olive oil there.
Thanks for another great take on a hot topic. Seed oils is one of those topics where people get extremely defensive and emotional, and are so damn fearful and almost anti-science, it's not even funny. I improved a lot in this regard but there's still some of that fear reaction present. I use a canola oil spray regularly for cooking, I love it. Currently don't consume any other oil due to very low kcal intake, except the occasional pumpkin seed oil on tomatoes or salad because it's friggin delicious.
It's nice to know we have proof of canola's positive effect on liver health compared to ghee. This fact doesn't surprise or affect me but It is interesting. I find quite a bit of support anecdotally as see in UA-cam comments about ghee which I think is traditionally popular in India but I can't be positive. I don't understand the impact of fatty liver on human health except the general idea that fatty liver is not healthy.
I use a little evoo on salads with acv. Eggs fry great in a tblsp of water. I haven't fried anything in any oil since I got an air fryer; no oil needed for that. Wings, salmon, steak, etc... come out perfect. Try it, you will love it.
Thanks, very helpful. Just retired to the Philippines where the price of live oil is sky high. Started mixing in canola oil and was worried about it. Spent 10 minutes yesterday in the oil section of the supermarket looking at the different oils and trying to find avocado oil to avoid seed oils. Feel relieved now. Best, Steve
I really hope that information like this gets to the Indian doctors and people. I personally don’t eat any oil because I went on a few program to fix my cholesterol and it works so well for that for my weight, blood pressure. It works so well that I decided to stick with the program strictly and I don’t see harm avoiding free oils. Harm has not been shown when eating sufficient calories of all plant foods.
Very nice, short, concise video like always. Gil is exceptional in his non-biased presentation. And I love his recent interviews. Especially the long forms. Yet the comments are... Filled with talking about lobbies, tribes, keto, carnivore, other channels and subreddits... Those aren't present here! The video is objective and I haven't seen arguments in the comments. But people in the comment section are bringing them here... 🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻 Do you all feel smart for stating how wrong they are? Without them doing anything here? Please talk about the video or react to others comments. You shouldn't state the obvious again and again. Channels and other social media with an agenda should simply be ignored! Or seen as a form of entertainment.
Great, honest video. Regarding your point about the background diet, which was referenced near the end of the video, are you aware of any credible research studies comparing these moderate oil diets to diets that are void of oil entirely? There may be a practical issue of compliance but just curious if some of the benefits may not be (or may be) as beneficial if the moderate oil diets were directly compared to a stricter diet that consists of no refined oils.
While those studies would be very interesting, the methodology is a bit tricky and could potentially have an impact on the conclusions. If those on the no-oil group are told to eat as they normally would, just avoiding the oil, they might eat more overall (to reach satiety) than a group that is told to put some oil in their food, or less overall if the oil greatly increases the food's palatability. However, if calories are equated as part of the methodology, and the food intake is monitored, maybe there would be fewer differences between the groups?
Yes, I'd love to see this too. We seem to be in a dichotomy: high fat/no fat. But a trial to see the difference between having a little and none at all would be interesting.
Here's one that compares Canola to olive oil. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7427979/ Some more recent research is suggesting we not only need some fat, we need fats to properly metabolize and synthesize proteins.
@@wackthegood8884can't be no fat, but minimal fat might do better due to lower saturated fat, less junk food, and lyrically less calories due to caloric density of oils.
Something something Ancel Keys something something LDL doesn't matter something something government guidelines are a scam. But to anyone with an unbiased take on well conducted nutrition research, this is nothing surprising. Thanks once again for the quality content!
The government also tells you to avoid radiation. So I had a little theory, I think they are trying to keep all the radio active materials for themselves! I have been huffing uranium and radium for a while now and I have never had this much energy! I have been doing the same with lead and have found crazy health benefits there too! (obligatory sarcasm note)
The issue with trials like these is that they don't show that oil is beneficial. They only show that oil is less bad or neutral to health. We would need trials that compared a no-added fat diet with the same diet, but with added oil to have a chance of figuring that out. I am unaware of such studies.
I think canola gets thrown under the bus alot because of its history. Its wild counterpart is highly toxic, it was only through breeding that it was able to be edible by humans. Further breeding and better processing has even made it better as of late.
Thank you. I was sitting here and thinking about all the videos stating that seed oils are evil. No evidence given. Still repeated so often. I watched the previous film on seed oils you made and ignored those. Still they keep shouting about it and I cannot stop myself from thinking sth is the matter. Thanks for another nugget of hard facts.
Well, thank you for this. I was just about to throw out my bottle of Canola oil as I am pulling out my hair trying to decide what I can and can't eat anymore! I'm slowly coming to the conclusion that I need to just stick to moderation but at the same time significantly cut out sugar and refined carbs. I'm also going to eat less at each meal time since I'm trying to lose weight and reverse my prediabetes diagnosis. I'm getting sick of all the diet gurus out there. It's like how does one even enjoy life anymore these days? Where is the joy? We'll see. Hope my journey to decent health isn't too long.
I'd like to see a video about mycotoxins in food and the correlation to health. Maybe it's the missing clue to an even more healthy diet. I always like your videos, so please go for it 😊
From what I've seen, there seem to be two leading arguments against seed oils. First, the claim is that Omega-6 oils are pro-inflammatory. The second is that the world switched to seed oils at about the same time that diabetes and obesity exploded. The first argument doesn't really apply to Canola, which is much higher in Omega 3 than other seed oils. The second sounds good, but is just a passive observation which doesn't prove anything. The problem is that a lot of other things changed at the same time. People became more sedentary. People ate out a lot more. Ultra-processed foods boomed. Soda consumption exploded. Artificial sweetners boomed. There is good scientific evidence than many/most of things will contribute to diabetes and obesity. Perhaps there are studies that tie seed oils to these problems, but if they exist, why don't the anti-seed oil people ever cite them? Until they do, I will presume there are no such studies.
How about canola oil compared to olive oil? We need that now. Of course, olive oil is not for cooking, but do we just use grapeseed for cooking, and spray olive oil on food? Or can we use canola oil for spraying too?
You should give a nice review about macadamia nut oil. I can't find anything negative about it Been using it for years. Good for skin, taste like butter , has a high temperature capacity and better specs than extra virgin olive oil. Am I wrong ? Why isn't everybody using it for everything LOL and not that many videos about it so it will be very interesting if you review it thank you love your open non-biased facts only videos
Couragous video! YT population seem to have sided now with the "refined vegetable oil is bad" mantra, for very stupid reasons. I hope this video opens the eyes of some persons. As far as I am concerned, even though I come from a country, Italy, which has a high consumption of olive oils, I only use "high smoke point" refined vegetable oils for cooking, and extra virgin olive oil to be added raw to anything.
Excellent video as usual. I have personally started adding flaxseed oil to my diet (as seasoning) for its high proportion of omega-3 (ALA). Are you aware of any studies on the specific health benefit that the regular consumption of flaxseed oil (or any other omega-3 rich oil) might confer compared to other vegetable oils or dietary fat sources?
not that we can tell from the existing evidence but there aren´t that many studies looking at these very specific Qs, see the original video on canola (linked in the description), it covers this Q
@@Joseph1NJI live in NZ. They have a brand called the good oil. They cold press canola, and sunflower oil from home grown seeds. It's so different in colour and taste. Top notch oil.
i have noticed that rich Indian food cooked in canola oil helps to clear up my gut and improves my gut biome while eating burgers and junk food makes it worse. Also post meal sugar spikes are higher with burgers, nuggets.
@@tonycollyweston6182 the control is the "keep eating ghee" group. I think JP is suggesting a third group that that is told to cook without adding any refined fat at all.
Keep fighting the good fight!! You may get a fraction of the views of all the keto and animal based “health” youtubers out there but your integrity remains intact.
As a ketovore, it's these oil videos that make me the most nervous. Though I've long thought that the anti-seed oil camp, for all their virtue-signaling about hating correlation, rely on correlation for this particular topic.
Mechanistic studies often fail to show the expected results in studies involving real human beings. They can explain mechanisms, or there can be science based theories, but both humans and food are way too complex for mere mechanistic explanations or scientific theories.
Not necessarily untrue especially when heated. Heated oils (like frying) can definitely increase oxidative potential. But as usual, saturated fats are just as bad or worse in general.
I've looked into this heavily. I am a researcher. The mechanistic theory is that PUFAs are unstable and increase lipid peroxidation, thus contribute to oxidative stress. However, PUFAs, especially plant pufas, seem to do the opposite. They actually protect against lipid peroxidation and oxidative stress in virtually every study.
💯 % will this delivery. I personally use either olive or canola oil but with about a third grapeseed oil which has high polyunsaturated fat and high smoke point. Based on available evidence I can’t believe it’s not as good as any other PUFA source and great neutral flavor with high 💨 point. Made some great lightly pan fried thick cut spuds with skin for my kids and the splash of Morton Lite Salt. Sugar liquids are arguably the most egregious low satiety per calorie energy source other than alcohol I’m skeptical re long term heavy oil diet. First law of thermodynamics (and law of Hall …ie kevin halls metabolic ward studies) still intact
The canola oil group lost 4 kg? Is canola oil badly absorbed? and ghee is 100% absorbed? Therefore the canola oil group loose liver fat?. Or is at the canola oil group the matabolismus increased and they burn more calories? The study has more questions than answers.
I think it's about quantity of research, not just numbers. The weight of evidence behind olive oil is substantial because it has a lot of research behind it.
Thanks Gil. I was cooking whilst listening to the video when you said to take the calories register with a grain of salt and realised I hadn't added salt to my pasta 😆
Good to see this research, but unfortunately, it'll take quite a long time for the idea of ghee to be superior to any other fat(or as a food additive in general) to fade away, especially in some regions of India.
But, is canola oil "better" than EVOO? If not, that is, both seems better than the saturated fat, then why choose canola oil which has been heated and pressurized and then bleached and deodorized? I realize there is cost difference, esp, if one need a large amount for deep frying, for example.
i think canola oil ruins the taste of my rice n beans i love olive oil but i do sometimes eat an entire bag of unsalted chips that use canola oil really love the unsalted chips but wish they made a low fat one because theyre a bit greasy
Just throwing a comment down to support one of the nicest, most objective and smartest people in the youtube health space.
I would add the adjective credible as well. He is a medical doctor and more importantly a nutrition scientist. Most medical doctors get almost no training in nutrition and diet.
He deserves so many more views than the... Other channels.
These are some of the best nutritional videos on UA-cam. Wish more people knew about him.
I'm really enjoying these videos. Many of us just want information without any ideology sprinkled on top and that's exactly what you deliver. Rare during these times...
Very interesting but I wish they also had a no-oil (no-fat or low-fat) group.
Or a group that substituded canola oil with gee
Interesting, certainly, but clearly not what this particular study was interested in.
No-fat: there are essential fats, there won't be a trial risking people's health by not giving them essential nutrition.
That would make sure a much larger change in diet, and harder to control for.
@@batirahe probably means no added fat, just whole foods.
Sadly this won't make any difference to the "seed oils are evil" groups. Their stance is more based on social and/or political view than it is science. Many are emotionally invested in something like the keto/carnivore lifestyle and they define themselves by that lifestyles. Others are just against "big Ag" in general. Really glad for a channel like this that just looks at the data from studies and leaves out all the baggage.
politics are linked to canola oil?? how so
The "seed oils are evil" myth comes from the meat/dairy lobbies looking to fight back the growth of plant-based foods with a new boogeyman. Dollar bill y'all.
It's a rather wide brush to tar those on the ketovore / carnivore sphere as having a way of life modeled on their social or political leanings. You can level exactly this assumption to Vegans.
Agree with you however on this channel. Hence why Im a subscriber and I say this as an omnivore, and a proud, healthy one.
The point of videos like this isn't to make the charlatans admit they're lying, but to prevent potential victims from falling for them.
If you're not already aware of Sigma Nutrition, maybe give them a look. They don't have a UA-cam channel, but they have a website and podcast.
Yes here it is! Thanks for this episode doc!!🙏💪
Many "health" UA-camrs are saying that any cheap vegetable oil is bad, and that only the very expensive vegetable oils are good. That's very irritating when you don't want to pay a small fortune for a small bottle of an expensive oil.
Yeah just don't listen to con artists
I only use a tiny bit of oil personally, so a bottle lasts me ages. I just want to definitely know if there are safe oils so I can choose the best one. I’m willing to pay more for a healthier oil and just use very little of it.
I imagine the bulk of the scientific studies were done with the standard stuff.
Maybe that is part of why people seem to think that healthy food is expensive.
In Asia, people use a lot of vegetable oil to cook their food, and they don’t have serious obesity problem like here in America. We need to treat healthy eating a life style, not like fashion.
I love listening to stuff like this. Thank you for all your hard work and education😊
absolutely the best source of nutritional information on the net. Thank you Dr. Gil!
It's interesting that some in the "ghee group" had liver improvements. What were they told about this study? Did they experience "new diet effect" despite allegedly staying on their old diets? Were they possibly misreporting their foods?
"The influencers" seem to have two main messages: the health effects of raised blood glucose and insulin, which are well and truly proven, and the evils of the seed oils, which are not. I have switched from corn and canola oils to olive oil, but no butter. Despite what they say I'm not convinced all that saturated fat is good.
I appreciate the work you do here Dr Carvalho. Your channel stops me from going off the deep end. There's no melodrama here or unsubstantiated claims. Thanks Doc!
If the participants had to keep a food diary, it could be the ghee group was more mindful of their diet in general than at baseline.
Something that should be addressed is not all saturated fats are created equal. The federal guideline is simplistic. Fermented foods tend to be healthier than lard or tallow. There are short and long chain fatty acids. I eat yogurt and cheese.
Most people are wildly underestimating their calories and may do better just by having an accurate food journal.
Maybe the requirement to log all of their food made them eat somewhat more conscientiously?
Excellent video as always. Keep up the good work and sending best wishes from the UK.
All I can say is thank you.
Yikes. Not what I was expecting. Thank you!
What did you expect to hear? Just curious
Yes, I’d also like to hear about your expectations.
he didn't hear what he wanted to hear.now he will go back to channels the ones say what he want to hear(earth is flat and germ theory is a lie)..😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@TheMonsterReapz Many UA-camrs, and Mercola, eg, have said that canola oil is the byproduct of some industrial process and / or is one of the seed oils that is the worst possible thing to ingest. Now I admit I have not followed closely, to put it mildly, because I mentally wrote it off long ago. But of course a scientifically-rigorous channel like this one gets my attention. I didn’t know if it would confirm or deny, but was surprised by the overwhelmingly-positive study results. EDITING TO ADD: So I wondered if I was crazy and just did a Google of “mercola canola”. Several top hits have him saying it is the worst (my paraphrase but accurate representation) and then maybe the 4th or 5th hit has him calling it “healthy”. I will say, despite his fear-mongering and conspiracy theories (ignore them please!) he will change his stance when he sees new information. Of course in the meantime you have been led 180 degrees in the wrong.
@@CaroAbebe Please look, I wrote a reply. Thank you.
Thanks Dr Gil for being as unbiased as you can! Great channel
Interesting video. Now I’m going to have to watch your other video about canola oil. Thanks for providing unbiased information and for being clear and consistent when you’re expressing your opinions or preferences that they are such.
Do you know of any studies not just comparing seed oils to butter/ghee etc, but that compare consuming seed oils with NOT consuming exogenous oils/fats? e.g. comparing to groups on 80/10/10 style diets, wholefood low fat vegans etc? That would be very interesting, as just because swapping high sat fat sources for seed oils yields better health outcomes, doesn't mean that consuming seed oils beats not consuming any exogenous fats.
I thought one problem with many seed oils, including perhaps canola oil, is that cooking it beyond its smoking point can turn the unsaturated fat double-bonds into trans double-bonds (e.g., trans fats). This might be especially the case if the oil is repeatedly heated and reheated. A 2022 study entitled "Deep-frying palm olein oil-fried street falafel induces testicular toxicity in rats" suggests that there might be an enhanced cancer risk from seed oils that are deep fried.
In British English "canola" is "rapeseed" oil. ("Huile de colza" where I live.)
Fun fact, when Amazon launched their Swedish site they had everything autotranslated. "Rapeseed oil" was consequently translated as "våldtäkt frö olja" - "rape seed oil". There were many more funny mistranslations XD
Canadians didn't think anyone would buy something called "rapeseed" oil, so they came up with Canola as a sort of blend of "Canadian oil".
What’s the Difference Between Canola and Rapeseed Oils?
In the 1970s canola was created through traditional plant cross-breeding by removing two things found in the rapeseed plant: glucosinolates and erucic acid. Erucic acid was removed because it was believed to be inedible or toxic in high doses. The newly developed plant was renamed “canola,” a combination of “Canadian” and “oil” (or ola) to make this difference apparent.
By definition, if a seed is labeled “canola” it has to have less than 30 micromoles of glucosinolates and less than 2% of erucic acid.
Same plant, Canadian agriculturalists sbred Rape plants suited to Canada's shorter growing season.
Rapeseed is the original plant while canola is a modified version. They are technically two separate things though these days the terms are used interchangeably.
I switched back to Canola oil bc of your coverage! but I am very careful how I use oil now, I'm not as afraid of salad dressings using canola oil, but I still try to avoid using an excessive amount to cook with.
All canola / rapseed oil produced in Norway is cold pressed. I also use cheap imported rafined oil, but only for my chain saw 😀
Thanks much, Gil. Very interesting and practical content!
Used EVOO and canola for years. Then I fell in with the keto conspiracy theorists who demonized “seed” oils. After some months I started finding people like the doctor here and Chris MacAskill of the Plant Choppers channel. Chris did a deep dive into oils about a year ago and that convinced me to bring canola oil back into my pantry. I still use mostly EVOO, but canola has its uses. And sorry to recent guest Dr. Esselstyn; I respect him, mostly, but I have to put him in with the conspiracy theory camp on this one.
Thanks Gil! This is often such a confusing topic so it's great to see you review yet another study about the potential benefits of oil vs ghee/butter/high sat fat
Mustn't confuse bro scientists with actual research. 😑 Love this video. Thank you
+1 on environmental benefits of canola/rape seed in cooler climates. Not many olive trees in Scotland. I always cook with canola and use olive oil for salads but premium canola oils are nice on salad too.
Olive oil prices have surged dramatically in recent years. I remember paying just £7 for a one-litre bottle, but now that same bottle costs £17. At this rate, it won't be long before olive oil prices rival those of gold and become a hot commodity in the stock market.
We can and do grow hemp oil in Britain.
The BIGGEST change I needed to address was getting off swing shifts and working straight nights instead. I sleep better through the morning, wake up and meal prep and can go all evening/night without being tired.
Didn't matter what I did with my diet, I was chronically ill and suffering while eating healthy, but the 12hr swing rotations completely destroyed my hormones and mental health for 2.5 years. 36 yr old male, was always active and healthy before.
Thank you for making these videos Dr. Gil!
i use 90% canola 10% olive oil, OO just makes things taste better
Thank you for your videos, it is nice to have access to information supported by current research without needing to decipher studies with no experience.
Fantastic, great to know this. Thank you!
We grow a lot of rapeseed in Scandinavia. Rapeseed oil/canola is called the Nordic Olive Oil, because we know it's just as healthy ❤
Aldrig hört det 😅
Same here in the UK. We get cold pressed rapeseed oil in the same way we get Virgin olive oil. Nice as a salad dressing etc. it's been heavily demonized but I really like it, and the cold pressed hasn't gone through a huge industrial process like some oils.
The word Canada forms part of the name of canola oil
The Chinese learnt to harvest rapeseed and produce oil a thousand years ago
I've never had any health concerns using canola oil over other oils. My issue with canola is its fairly tasteless/bland flavor profile compared to EVOO when used in dressings, drizzled over grilled veggies, and when used for dipping toasted garlic breads and such...
Great video! Love your content
Thank you for sharing this to balance the hyper-ventilating over seed oils. The real issue is the consumption of too many refined, sugary, and processed foods. As one of my wise professors said years ago, "everything in moderation".
The speculative concerns about seed oils has to do with the heating them and cooling them and reheating them like in a deep frier. Most of the seed oil use is in processed foods. If you cook anything yourself its going to better than the above two items, regardless. Just cause you deep fry your french fries in seed oil doesn't mean your heart will be healthier.
Thanks for the video. Please keep them coming
Thank you again for a non biased approach. I have a question though. I was under the impression that the issue with consuming rapesead/canola oil was more to do with the amount of omega 6 & 9 in it. The amount of omega 3 needing to be higher than that of 6 & 9 in the body. I thought it was better not to add more omega 6 & 9 through oil because there's so much already in our diets from processed foods. Doesn't the imbalance cause inflammation?
If you see this I'd really appreciate a definitive answer. I use little oil when I cook and mostly use light olive oil for stir fry, although I'm concerned about it's smoke point!
For sauté, I use a little butter with light olive oil. Virgin olive oil and Almond oil for salad dressing.
I have used coconut oil for stir fry because a little goes a long way so I could use less but then I discovered my daughter is allergic to it. It triggers an allergic asthma response. Unfortunately, in the UK big manufacturers are replacing palm oil with coconut! 😭
I love traveling past the beautiful yellow fields of Canola crops when they're blooming, which they are right now here in Tasmania!
I use a cold pressed canola oil that I get from a farm in Quebec. It’s a beautiful orangey, yellow colour and has a nice nutty taste. It’s great for sauté because of its higher smoke point. I’ve tried it as a salad oil and it’s OK but it has a stronger taste but quite pleasant. Still prefer olive oil there.
Thanks for another great take on a hot topic. Seed oils is one of those topics where people get extremely defensive and emotional, and are so damn fearful and almost anti-science, it's not even funny. I improved a lot in this regard but there's still some of that fear reaction present. I use a canola oil spray regularly for cooking, I love it. Currently don't consume any other oil due to very low kcal intake, except the occasional pumpkin seed oil on tomatoes or salad because it's friggin delicious.
It's nice to know we have proof of canola's positive effect on liver health compared to ghee. This fact doesn't surprise or affect me but It is interesting. I find quite a bit of support anecdotally as see in UA-cam comments about ghee which I think is traditionally popular in India but I can't be positive.
I don't understand the impact of fatty liver on human health except the general idea that fatty liver is not healthy.
I use a little evoo on salads with acv. Eggs fry great in a tblsp of water. I haven't fried anything in any oil since I got an air fryer; no oil needed for that. Wings, salmon, steak, etc... come out perfect. Try it, you will love it.
Thanks, very helpful. Just retired to the Philippines where the price of live oil is sky high. Started mixing in canola oil and was worried about it. Spent 10 minutes yesterday in the oil section of the supermarket looking at the different oils and trying to find avocado oil to avoid seed oils. Feel relieved now. Best,
Steve
I'm so grateful for you, the real deal. Unvarnished truth.
Great, however, I would like to see if there is any evidence of any adverse effects on the endothelium from Canola oil?
Awesome channel!!! Always on point with science!!! Parabéns!!!
Great study, thanks for sharing. Love our British Rapeseed oil, especially infused with garlic.
I really hope that information like this gets to the Indian doctors and people.
I personally don’t eat any oil because I went on a few program to fix my cholesterol and it works so well for that for my weight, blood pressure.
It works so well that I decided to stick with the program strictly and I don’t see harm avoiding free oils. Harm has not been shown when eating sufficient calories of all plant foods.
Thanks for another thoughtful video!
It would be great to see a discussion between you and Chris Masterjohn on this topic.
Very nice, short, concise video like always. Gil is exceptional in his non-biased presentation.
And I love his recent interviews. Especially the long forms.
Yet the comments are...
Filled with talking about lobbies, tribes, keto, carnivore, other channels and subreddits...
Those aren't present here!
The video is objective and I haven't seen arguments in the comments. But people in the comment section are bringing them here... 🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻
Do you all feel smart for stating how wrong they are? Without them doing anything here? Please talk about the video or react to others comments.
You shouldn't state the obvious again and again.
Channels and other social media with an agenda should simply be ignored!
Or seen as a form of entertainment.
Thank you for another great video!
Great, honest video. Regarding your point about the background diet, which was referenced near the end of the video, are you aware of any credible research studies comparing these moderate oil diets to diets that are void of oil entirely? There may be a practical issue of compliance but just curious if some of the benefits may not be (or may be) as beneficial if the moderate oil diets were directly compared to a stricter diet that consists of no refined oils.
While those studies would be very interesting, the methodology is a bit tricky and could potentially have an impact on the conclusions. If those on the no-oil group are told to eat as they normally would, just avoiding the oil, they might eat more overall (to reach satiety) than a group that is told to put some oil in their food, or less overall if the oil greatly increases the food's palatability. However, if calories are equated as part of the methodology, and the food intake is monitored, maybe there would be fewer differences between the groups?
Yes, I'd love to see this too. We seem to be in a dichotomy: high fat/no fat. But a trial to see the difference between having a little and none at all would be interesting.
Here's one that compares Canola to olive oil. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7427979/
Some more recent research is suggesting we not only need some fat, we need fats to properly metabolize and synthesize proteins.
@@wackthegood8884can't be no fat, but minimal fat might do better due to lower saturated fat, less junk food, and lyrically less calories due to caloric density of oils.
Great work doc 👏👏👏
Something something Ancel Keys something something LDL doesn't matter something something government guidelines are a scam. But to anyone with an unbiased take on well conducted nutrition research, this is nothing surprising. Thanks once again for the quality content!
The government also tells you to avoid radiation. So I had a little theory, I think they are trying to keep all the radio active materials for themselves! I have been huffing uranium and radium for a while now and I have never had this much energy! I have been doing the same with lead and have found crazy health benefits there too! (obligatory sarcasm note)
Good one. Thanks, Gil.
The issue with trials like these is that they don't show that oil is beneficial. They only show that oil is less bad or neutral to health. We would need trials that compared a no-added fat diet with the same diet, but with added oil to have a chance of figuring that out. I am unaware of such studies.
I think canola gets thrown under the bus alot because of its history. Its wild counterpart is highly toxic, it was only through breeding that it was able to be edible by humans. Further breeding and better processing has even made it better as of late.
Organic canola oil is much healthier for you as it doesn't use hexane.
Much appreciated. ❤
What about sunflower oil
And what's best for cooking...like frying eggs
Thank you. I was sitting here and thinking about all the videos stating that seed oils are evil. No evidence given. Still repeated so often. I watched the previous film on seed oils you made and ignored those. Still they keep shouting about it and I cannot stop myself from thinking sth is the matter. Thanks for another nugget of hard facts.
Any credible studies on the pros/cons of avocado oil? Thanks!
It’s the same as this.
Well, thank you for this. I was just about to throw out my bottle of Canola oil as I am pulling out my hair trying to decide what I can and can't eat anymore! I'm slowly coming to the conclusion that I need to just stick to moderation but at the same time significantly cut out sugar and refined carbs. I'm also going to eat less at each meal time since I'm trying to lose weight and reverse my prediabetes diagnosis. I'm getting sick of all the diet gurus out there. It's like how does one even enjoy life anymore these days? Where is the joy? We'll see. Hope my journey to decent health isn't too long.
Gil…What are your thoughts on avocado oil ?
I'd like to see a video about mycotoxins in food and the correlation to health. Maybe it's the missing clue to an even more healthy diet. I always like your videos, so please go for it 😊
From what I've seen, there seem to be two leading arguments against seed oils. First, the claim is that Omega-6 oils are pro-inflammatory. The second is that the world switched to seed oils at about the same time that diabetes and obesity exploded. The first argument doesn't really apply to Canola, which is much higher in Omega 3 than other seed oils. The second sounds good, but is just a passive observation which doesn't prove anything. The problem is that a lot of other things changed at the same time. People became more sedentary. People ate out a lot more. Ultra-processed foods boomed. Soda consumption exploded. Artificial sweetners boomed. There is good scientific evidence than many/most of things will contribute to diabetes and obesity. Perhaps there are studies that tie seed oils to these problems, but if they exist, why don't the anti-seed oil people ever cite them? Until they do, I will presume there are no such studies.
The Crusade against 'seed oils' is bizzare. Hemp oil is glorious.
How about canola oil compared to olive oil? We need that now. Of course, olive oil is not for cooking, but do we just use grapeseed for cooking, and spray olive oil on food? Or can we use canola oil for spraying too?
Thank you for this information. I have searched for your “ What I eat in a day “ video , and can’t find it. Would u consider doing another one?
A very consise and unbiased presentation, thank you.
thank you, much needed video after so mich confusion on socials
Voice of reason
Great video.
Thank you ❤
You should give a nice review about macadamia nut oil. I can't find anything negative about it
Been using it for years. Good for skin, taste like butter , has a high temperature capacity and better specs than extra virgin olive oil. Am I wrong ? Why isn't everybody using it for everything LOL and not that many videos about it so it will be very interesting if you review it thank you love your open non-biased facts only videos
Couragous video! YT population seem to have sided now with the "refined vegetable oil is bad" mantra, for very stupid reasons. I hope this video opens the eyes of some persons.
As far as I am concerned, even though I come from a country, Italy, which has a high consumption of olive oils, I only use "high smoke point" refined vegetable oils for cooking, and extra virgin olive oil to be added raw to anything.
Oh Gil, you're going to get yourself into trouble here with the 'all seed oils are evil' brigade! 😉
Excellent video as usual. I have personally started adding flaxseed oil to my diet (as seasoning) for its high proportion of omega-3 (ALA). Are you aware of any studies on the specific health benefit that the regular consumption of flaxseed oil (or any other omega-3 rich oil) might confer compared to other vegetable oils or dietary fat sources?
Cold pressed or refined canola oil, does it make a difference?
not that we can tell from the existing evidence but there aren´t that many studies looking at these very specific Qs, see the original video on canola (linked in the description), it covers this Q
Is there such a thing as cold pressed? I thought rapseed oil needed to heated during processing.
Cold pressed for salad and cooking with low temperature, refined for high temperatures
@@rodenwaldExactly. Refined has a higher smoking point. Unrefined has a richer aroma that goes nicely with some dishes.
@@Joseph1NJI live in NZ. They have a brand called the good oil. They cold press canola, and sunflower oil from home grown seeds. It's so different in colour and taste. Top notch oil.
Thanks so much for your videos
i have noticed that rich Indian food cooked in canola oil helps to clear up my gut and improves my gut biome while eating burgers and junk food makes it worse. Also post meal sugar spikes are higher with burgers, nuggets.
Besides canola oil have a perfect ratio of omega 6:omega 3 and a great amount of total short chain omega 3.
Shame they didn’t have a “no ghee no canola” control group.
What fat would you 7:25 suggest as control.
@tonycollyweston6182 Well it's not 'Which source of fat calories is best?'.
@@tonycollyweston6182 the control is the "keep eating ghee" group. I think JP is suggesting a third group that that is told to cook without adding any refined fat at all.
@@tonycollyweston6182 seems if the idea is to reduce fatty liver .. all of it ..
Their health would've improved the most.
Keep fighting the good fight!! You may get a fraction of the views of all the keto and animal based “health” youtubers out there but your integrity remains intact.
As a ketovore, it's these oil videos that make me the most nervous. Though I've long thought that the anti-seed oil camp, for all their virtue-signaling about hating correlation, rely on correlation for this particular topic.
Dr. Gil - is there any study comparing canola oil to no added oil at all? Thank You
The idea that seed oils cause oxidative stress seems to be untrue, although there is a chemical theory to it, I wonder what studies have proven this?
Mechanistic studies often fail to show the expected results in studies involving real human beings. They can explain mechanisms, or there can be science based theories, but both humans and food are way too complex for mere mechanistic explanations or scientific theories.
The general idea that oils are worse than solid fats comes from mice studies but it doesn't pan out that way in humans.
Not necessarily untrue especially when heated. Heated oils (like frying) can definitely increase oxidative potential. But as usual, saturated fats are just as bad or worse in general.
No since lots of people seem to be able to be in the sun again without burning after quitting these. They create inflamation.
I've looked into this heavily. I am a researcher. The mechanistic theory is that PUFAs are unstable and increase lipid peroxidation, thus contribute to oxidative stress. However, PUFAs, especially plant pufas, seem to do the opposite. They actually protect against lipid peroxidation and oxidative stress in virtually every study.
💯 % will this delivery. I personally use either olive or canola oil but with about a third grapeseed oil which has high polyunsaturated fat and high smoke point. Based on available evidence I can’t believe it’s not as good as any other PUFA source and great neutral flavor with high 💨 point. Made some great lightly pan fried thick cut spuds with skin for my kids and the splash of Morton Lite Salt.
Sugar liquids are arguably the most egregious low satiety per calorie energy source other than alcohol
I’m skeptical re long term heavy oil diet. First law of thermodynamics (and law of Hall …ie kevin halls metabolic ward studies) still intact
Q: Does (canola) oil vs. nuts / seed or its buttered variants improve absorption of fat soluble vitamins and secondary bioactive compounds more?
The canola oil group lost 4 kg? Is canola oil badly absorbed? and ghee is 100% absorbed? Therefore the canola oil group loose liver fat?. Or is at the canola oil group the matabolismus increased and they burn more calories? The study has more questions than answers.
It doesn't taste as good, so people subconsciously use less.
What about this brand? Spectrum Naturals Oil Canola Refined Organic, 32 oz
Does any oil have better numbers than canola oil? As far as the percentages of good fat to bad fat? From one I can remember, it has the best numbers.
I think it's about quantity of research, not just numbers. The weight of evidence behind olive oil is substantial because it has a lot of research behind it.
Walnut oil probably superior, more of an artisan oil and not as easy to find.
There are oils richer in omega-3 such as walnut oil or flaxseed oil, but these are not good for cooking.
I sometimes cook an omelet in olive oil and sometimes in butter. Butter tastes better to me and I eat more if they are cooked in butter.
Thanks Gil. I was cooking whilst listening to the video when you said to take the calories register with a grain of salt and realised I hadn't added salt to my pasta 😆
Your channel is great and you do not get the attention you should!
Good to see this research, but unfortunately, it'll take quite a long time for the idea of ghee to be superior to any other fat(or as a food additive in general) to fade away, especially in some regions of India.
Well, yes... because ghee itself is sacred to Hinduism. I make and use about 3 kilos yearly.
But, is canola oil "better" than EVOO? If not, that is, both seems better than the saturated fat, then why choose canola oil which has been heated and pressurized and then bleached and deodorized? I realize there is cost difference, esp, if one need a large amount for deep frying, for example.
i think canola oil ruins the taste of my rice n beans i love olive oil but i do sometimes eat an entire bag of unsalted chips that use canola oil really love the unsalted chips but wish they made a low fat one because theyre a bit greasy
Great video
High oleic sunflower oil is similar to canola except it is lower in PUFA and higher in MUFA much like olive oil