Canola Oil In Your Diet Reduces Abdominal Fat

Researchers show that canola oil, when added to a healthy diet, may reduce fat in as little as 4 weeks.

A research study¹ out of Penn State looked into the effects of canola and high-oleic-acid canola oils on abdominal fat mass in a diet administered over 4 weeks. The subjects were men and women between 20-65 years old with a BMI between 22 and 44. They also had central obesity, meaning a bigger waist then most (men ≥94 cm; women ≥80 cm). They also had to have at least one criterion for metabolic syndrome (MetS) such as, high blood pressure, diabetes, or elevated cholesterol levels.  

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