Corn Oil
Level 5 — High concern
Corn Oil is a other additive listed in the FDA food-additive database.
Also: refined corn oil, maize oil
Where you'll see it
fried foods, snack chips, margarine, salad dressings, baked goods
What the research says
Corn oil delivers concentrated omega-6 linoleic acid that drives inflammation and provides the cis-double bonds vulnerable to oxidative damage and trans-fat isomerization upon heating. The Minnesota Coronary Study (1968-73) showed substituting saturated fat with corn-oil linoleic acid lowered LDL but raised heart attacks and deaths — findings buried for 40 years.
[metabolical] Corn oil delivers concentrated omega-6 linoleic acid that drives inflammation and provides the cis-double bonds vulnerable to oxidative damage and trans-fat isomerization upon heating. The Minnesota Coronary Study (1968-73) showed substituting saturated fat with corn-oil linoleic acid lowered LDL but raised heart attacks and deaths — findings buried for 40 years.
Regulatory status
- Notes: From enrichment source only, not in Winter Dictionary
Sources
- Metabolical (Lustig) — Chapter 12; Chapter 18: the Minnesota Coronary Study… removed saturated fat and substituted linoleic acid (from corn oil)… LDL down, but heart attacks and deaths went up