6. Vegetable Oil Is Processed With Toxic Hexane
During canola oil’s manufacturing process, the rapeseed is washed in pure hexane. Hexanes are compounds that are a main component in gasoline. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) labels hexane as an air pollutant and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) considers it a neurotoxin.
Hexane is also used as a solvent for varnishes, rubber cement, adhesives and inks.
Sources:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/11981884/Cooking-with-vegetable-oils-releases-toxic-cancer-causing-chemicals-say-experts.html
http://www.berkeleywellness.com/healthy-eating/food-safety/article/hexane-soy-food
http://web.stanford.edu/group/hopes/cgi-bin/hopes_test/about-free-radical-damage/
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/83/6/S1505.full
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1745-4506.2001.tb00028.x/abstract
