A new study published in the Journal of Lipid Research suggests that soybean oil, the most widely consumed cooking oil in the United States, may play a direct role in promoting obesity, and the effect ...

A bottle of cooking oil may seem harmless on the kitchen counter. It pours easily, smells neutral, and appears in countless packaged foods. Yet new research suggests that soybean oil, the most widely ...

Here’s something worth knowing: most cooking oils go through an intense industrial process before they reach your kitchen. High heat, chemical solvents, deodorizing treatments—refining is what gives ...

Soybean oil, the most widely consumed cooking oil in the United States and a staple of processed foods, contributes to obesity, at least in mice, through a mechanism scientists are now beginning to ...

Scientists at University of California, Riverside found that soybean oil contributes to obesity in a study involving mice. The oil creates specific fat-derived molecules—oxylipins—that alter liver ...