Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Canola oil is one of the most widely consumed vegetable oils in the world, yet surprisingly little is known about its effects on health. Now, a new study published online December 7 in the journal Scientific Reports by researchers at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM) associates the consumption of canola oil in the diet with worsened memory, worsened learning ability and weight gain in mice which model Alzheimer's disease. The study is the first to suggest that canola oil is more harmful than healthful for the brain.
"Canola oil is appealing because it is less expensive than other vegetable oils, and it is advertised as being healthy," explained Domenico Praticò, MD, Professor in the Departments of Pharmacology and Microbiology and Director of the Alzheimer's Center at LKSOM, as well as senior investigator on the study. "Very few studies, however, have examined that claim, especially in terms of the brain."
Curious about how canola oil affects brain function, Dr. Praticò and Elisabetta Lauretti, a graduate student in Dr. Pratico's laboratory at LKSOM and co-author on the new study, focused their work on memory impairment and the formation of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model. Amyloid plaques and phosphorylated tau, which is responsible for the formation of tau neurofibrillary tangles, contribute to neuronal dysfunction and degeneration and memory loss in Alzheimer's disease. The animal model was designed to recapitulate Alzheimer's in humans, progressing from an asymptomatic phase in early life to full-blown disease in aged animals.
Dr. Praticò and Lauretti had previously used the same mouse model in an investigation of olive oil, the results of which were published earlier in 2017. In that study, they found that Alzheimer mice fed a diet enriched with extra-virgin olive oil had reduced levels of amyloid plaques and phosphorylated tau and experienced memory improvement. For their latest work, they wanted to determine whether canola oil is similarly beneficial for the brain.
(Score: 2) by Aiwendil on Sunday December 10 2017, @10:44AM (6 children)
"Canola oil" happens to be a pet peeve of mine, together with "PIN number" and "ATM machine", for pretty much the same reasons.
(In case anyone wonders - "canola" is "canada oil" (it actually is rapeseed oil within specific parameters), and don't get me started on the annoyance at people's inability to recognize turnips)
(Score: 2) by beckett on Sunday December 10 2017, @10:54AM (1 child)
dns server
(Score: 3, Touché) by Aiwendil on Sunday December 10 2017, @11:06AM
Domain Name System [ietf.org] server?
(Score: 2) by takyon on Sunday December 10 2017, @01:19PM (1 child)
Let's stop beating around the bush. It's processed RAPESEED oil.
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(Score: 2) by c0lo on Sunday December 10 2017, @10:58PM
In seed, processed and lubricated as it may be, it's still not consentual, that's what you're saying, right?
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 10 2017, @02:25PM (1 child)
People telling me their personal pet peeves is... guess what? A personal fucking pet fucking peeve.
Save it for your autobiography, it'll be sure to be a fantastic read.
(Score: 2) by Aiwendil on Sunday December 10 2017, @02:29PM
It would actually - considering the kind of people I enjoy partying with, would probably end a few careers and land a few people jail as well :)
But hey, at least you managed to piss yourself off beyond reason, there is skill in that - and will prevent you from getting bored ;)