enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Are Seed Oils Really Killing Us? We Asked the Experts - AOL

    www.aol.com/seed-oils-really-killing-us...

    But people are saying, ‘Seed oil consumption has doubled in the last few years, and chronic diseases are an increasing problem, so it must be the seed oils.’” Again, the science simply does ...

  3. Are seed oils toxic? It's complicated — here's what you need ...

    www.aol.com/seed-oils-toxic-complicated-mdash...

    For centuries, people around the world have used local oils, some of which could be classified as "seed oils," derived from mustard seeds and flaxseeds. None of those were bad for their health.

  4. Cottonseed oil - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottonseed_oil

    As a single-source vegetable oil, 100% cottonseed oil must appear as "cottonseed oil" on the labels of any products sold. [ 51 ] Cottonseed oil sold as an edible product must be processed and refined to eliminate specific components that could present as a food safety hazard, in particular gossypol , which can act as a toxin to humans, and can ...

  5. Seed oil misinformation - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seed_oil_misinformation

    Seed oils are oils extracted from the seed, rather than the pulp or fruit, of a plant. Seed oils are characterized by the industrial process used to extract the oil from the seed and a high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs.) [10] Critics' "hateful eight" oils consist of canola, corn, cottonseed, soy, sunflower, safflower, grapeseed, and rice bran oils, [8] which are creations of ...

  6. List of herbs with known adverse effects - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_herbs_with_known...

    May slow clotting; contraindicated for people with bleeding disorders and before and after surgery. May induce uterine contractions; contraindicated when pregnant or nursing. [21] Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (contained in comfrey, borage, senecio, coltsfoot, and others) Liver damage [5] Reserpine: Rauvolfia serpentina

  7. Gossypium herbaceum - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gossypium_herbaceum

    Cotton seeds, containing up to 20% oil and 20% proteins, are potentially highly rich as food or feed. Nevertheless, small glands present in all the plant organs of the Gossypium species, except the roots, and especially abundant in the seeds, contain toxic chemicals, in particular the polyphenolic compound gossypol. The gossypol is highly toxic ...

  8. The new college student sex trend and why it's so dangerous

    www.aol.com/college-student-sex-trend-why...

    Tadalafil is an extremely potent treatment for erectile dysfunction − but it can have severe side effects, including death, when it interacts with other medications, he says. Sexless marriages ...

  9. Gossypol - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gossypol

    In addition to the other side effects, the WHO researchers were concerned about gossypol's toxicity: the LD 50 in primates is less than 10 times the contraceptive dose, [14] creating a small therapeutic window. This report effectively ended further studies of gossypol as a temporary contraceptive, but research into using it as an alternative to ...