Posts Tagged ‘soybean oil’

Edamame Soybean Blossom, photograph by Anders Croft for the USGS

Is Excess Soybean Oil in the Food Supply a Factor in Obesity?

December 1, 2025 — Soybean oil is the most common cooking oil in the American food supply. By far. If you are consuming a lot of ultra-processed foods, you are consuming a lot of soybean oil. Now, the University of California at Riverside says that a new study links soybean oil to obesity. Specifically, scientists at the university have […]

Soybean Oil and Bread

Anyone Object to Taking Trans Fat Out of Soybean Oil?

August 14, 2018 — Scientists in Minnesota are busy taking trans and saturated fats out of soybean oil. Of course, that’s a good thing. Right? Editing Your Food’s Genes with CRISPR and TALEN The first generation of genetically-modified foods was a bit clumsy. That started in the 1980s with “genetic engineering” that used bacteria and viruses used to modify […]