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Re:Asian American women are getting lung cancer despite neve... by QuercusMax on Thursday April 25, 2024 @05:28PM (#40163271)
They use caiziyou, AKA roasted rapeseed oil, which has a high level of erucic acid, similar to mustard oil. (Rapeseed is a member of the mustard family. Canola is low-erucic acid rapeseed oil.)
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Re:Asian American women are getting lung cancer despite neve... by RockCoach on Thursday April 25, 2024 @05:38PM (#40163366)
Rapeseed oil for cooking is a staple in Germany. If erucic acid or its thermal products are the cause, there would also be many cases of lung cancer in Germany.
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Re:Asian American women are getting lung cancer despite neve... by andyferris on Thursday April 25, 2024 @06:06PM (#40163657)
I think this is a naming thing, canola is an English word for a variety of rapeseed, and IIUC Germany uses the same food-safe version.
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Re:Asian American women are getting lung cancer despite neve... by titanomachy on Thursday April 25, 2024 @05:34PM (#40163321)
Canola: CANadian Oil Low Acid
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