Colon Health 101: Corn vs. Canola Oil

In a recent animal study, it was found that diets that included canola oil rather than corn oil had less of a chance of growing colon tumors.

Corn versus Canola Oil

One of the reasons that gives canola the edge is the high amount of omega-3 fatty acids, where corn oil is higher in omega-6 fatty acids.  In the animals tested, researchers charted the size and number of colon tumors and tested their blood for its fatty acid amount.  When comparing animals whose diets contained corn oil verses canola oil, the animals whose diet included canola oil had fewer tumors and much smaller tumors on average.