The Street Articles

Unhealthy canola oil. Have you been lied to about the health benefits of canola oil? If you've been following my fitness newsletters for some time, you may have noticed that I NEVER include canola oil in any of my recipes or any of my lists of healthy foods. Many people have asked me why, because all they hear in the mainstream media is that canola oil is "heart healthy" and a good source of monounsaturated fats similar to olive oil. Well, first of all, you need to realize that much of what you hear in the mainstream media has been influenced by heavy handed marketing tactics by big food companies.  Canola oil is cheap for them to produce so they want to fool you into thinking it's a "health oil" so that people, restaurants, etc will buy it up as their main oil of choice. The dirty truth about canola oil is... Yes, it's true that canola oil is high in monounsaturates, but let me explain why canola oil is anything but "healthy". C...