Common cooking oil could be causing colon cancer surge in young people, warn doctors

By Steffie Banatvala – Independent.co.uk

Unhealthy seed oils like sunflower, grapeseed, canola, and corn could trigger chronic inflammation in the body

Popular cooking oils used in ultra-processed Western diets may be causing a surge in colon cancer cases, a new US government-led study has shown.

Unhealthy seed oils like sunflower, grapeseed, canola, and corn could trigger chronic inflammation in the body, the groundbreaking research found.

Until now evidence linking cooking oil to colon cancer has been inconclusive.