Vegan Cooking Tips with Ann Gentry

Ann Gentry is a chef, restaurateur, food educator and visionary. She opened Real Food Daily in Los Angeles 1993, a totally vegan and organic restaurant that has since spawned another in West Hollywood. Please visit Real Food Daily to find out more about this truly unique restaurant and to learn more about Ann Gentry.

Question:

I have heard that canola oil is not good, health wise. Is that true? If so, what is a good substitute?

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Answer:

There are perceptions and misperceptions regarding Canola oil. Canola oil is a mono-unsaturated oil. Mono-unsaturated have been demonstrated to not promote tumor growth as polyunsaturated oils do. Polyunsaturated like safflower oil, corn oil and others are commonly used in vegetarian cooking and conventional cooking as an alternative to saturated fats which clog arteries and promote cardiovascular disease. Unfortunately, polyunsaturated oils have been shown in repeated and large scale scientific studies to promote the growth of cancerous tumors, therefore you would want to avoid it.

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