Whether partially hydrogenated, organic, or genetically modified to be low in linoleic acid, soybean oil can cause dysfunction at a cellular level
An estimated 94% of the soybeans grown in the U.S. are genetically engineered (GE) to tolerate herbicides, primarily glyphosate (the active ingredient in Monsanto/Bayer’s Roundup), which cannot be washed off. As a result, most soybean-based products are contaminated with glyphosate, which compounds their toxicity.
Recent research warns soybean oil can cause neurological and metabolic changes associated with autism, Alzheimer’s, anxiety, depression, obesity, insulin resistance, Type 2 diabetes, and fatty liver disease
Your hypothalamus is a key regulator of homeostasis and metabolism in your body, and also plays a role in your stress response and hormone regulation. According to a recent study, diets high in soybean oil, caused dysfunction in about 100 different genes in the hypothalamus, including one that is responsible for producing oxytocin, colloquially known as “the love hormone,” which has beneficial effects on your heart. Other dysregulated genes included ones associated with “inflammation, neuroendocrine, neurochemical, and insulin signaling.”
Soy also has high amounts of processed omega-6 skewing your omega-3 to omega-6 ratio.
To avoid dangerous fats of all kinds, your best option is to eliminate processed foods from your diet. When cooking, coconut oil, butter, olive oil, and ghee are healthy options. Also be sure to swap out margarines and vegetable oil spreads for organic butter, preferably made from raw grass fed milk. Butter is a healthy whole food that has received an unwarranted bad rap.
Other healthy fats to include in your diet are avocados, raw dairy products, olive oil, olives, organic pastured eggs, and organic raw nuts. To further balance your omega-3 to omega-6 ratio you may also need a high-quality source of omega-3 fat, if you’re not in the habit of eating small, fatty fish such as sardines, anchovies and mackerel, and/or wild caught Alaskan salmon.
Be sure to check out healthy fats including Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Olive Oil, Organic Butter, Organic Ghee, and Fish Oil supplements on your next visit to Whitaker’s Natural Market. Bonus – the fish oil supplements are on sale this month for American Heart Month!
