Consuming canola oil can improve health and reduce chronic disease risk

CanolaInfo Release November 2, 2016 –  Research findings announced at ObesityWeek 2016 suggest canola oil and high-oleic canola oil can help decrease abdominal fat, which may improve metabolic syndrome.1 About 20 percent of adults in Canada have metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions, including belly fat, that increase the risk of heart disease, stroke and…

Minister Gerry Ritz Serves Up Heart Health in Beijing with Canola Oil June 17, 2014 – BEIJING – The Canadian canola crop offers China both health and wealth by producing one of the healthiest vegetable oils in the world and being crushed and distributed domestically, notes Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, at an event celebrating Sino-Canadian…

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – Canola and high-oleic canola oils can lower abdominal fat when used in place of other selected oil blends in a heart-healthy diet for weight maintenance, according to research presented at the American Heart Association’s EPI/NPAM 2013 Scientific Sessions in New Orleans on March 21. The study of American and Canadian adults at…

In recognition of World Diabetes Day 2014, CanolaInfo and the Mexican Diabetes Federation (Federacion Mexicana de Diabetes or FMD) joined efforts to inform people about the importance of consuming a daily, healthy breakfast and the right types of fat to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). People with diabetes are especially at risk for…