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# America’s most widely consumed cooking oil causes genetic changes in the brain
- URL: https://werd.io/americas-most-widely-consumed-cooking-oil-causes-genetic-changes-in/
- Published: 2022-02-24T17:04:40.000Z
- Updated: 2022-02-24T17:04:40.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:23

“Used for fast food frying, added to packaged foods, and fed to livestock, soybean oil is by far the most widely produced and consumed edible oil in the U.S., according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In all likelihood, it is not healthy for humans.”

\[[Link](https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/americas-most-widely-consumed-cooking-oil-causes-genetic-changes-brain)\]