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Health & Nutrition
Canola Oil. Good for Every Body! Canola oil has a unique blend of fats that offers health benefits for healthy people and people at risk of heart disease, diabetes and other chronic diseases. Click here for a sampling of tasty canola oil recipes.
Health Benefits of Using Canola Oil
Choose a healthy oil in keeping with dietary recommendations* canola is:
Cholesterol and trans fat free. Trans fat raises bad LDL cholesterol and lowers good HDL cholesterol
Low in saturated fat. Saturated fat raises the bad LDL cholesterol in your blood and has been linked to increased risk of coronary heart disease.
High in omega-3 fat. Omega-3 fat must also be consumed in your diet and helps protect
against heart attacks and strokes.
High in monounsaturated fat. Monounsaturated fat may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease by lowering bad LDL cholesterol in the blood and helping control blood glucose.
A good source of omega-6 fat. Omega-6 fat must be consumed in your diet and is important for the brain and essential for the growth and development of infants.
*Health Canada advises "for good health, include a small amount ( 2-3 Tbsp/30-45 mL) of unsaturated fat and limit the amount of saturated and trans fat in you day."
