Seed oils fit for machines, not for the human body – Professor Badu Akosa cautions

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Lipopo 9 months ago

This guy is surely on drugs. He even refused to tell us the examples of seed oils he was attacking. Since Bawumia and Napo used wee toffee for their campaigns, which brought crazy outcome, akorsa can't do without wee toffe ...
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This guy is surely on drugs. He even refused to tell us the examples of seed oils he was attacking. Since Bawumia and Napo used wee toffee for their campaigns, which brought crazy outcome, akorsa can't do without wee toffee. Just listen again the crap pouring down from his mouth. VERY SAD.
Because 9 months ago

Why are cretins like you still allowed here?

Why are cretins like you still allowed here?
FRANKIE 9 months ago

Prof. Badu Akorsah is arguably the best pathologist Ghana has ever produced and you, Lipopo, a vermin and an oaf like you are here denigrating him. Thank you venerable professor!

Prof. Badu Akorsah is arguably the best pathologist Ghana has ever produced and you, Lipopo, a vermin and an oaf like you are here denigrating him. Thank you venerable professor!
Naa Deedei 9 months ago

I agree, and who best to educate you on what foods and lifestyles to avoid than a pathologist? They are the ones who cut you up to find out what killed you, and are therefore in the best position to tell you what foods to avo ...
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I agree, and who best to educate you on what foods and lifestyles to avoid than a pathologist? They are the ones who cut you up to find out what killed you, and are therefore in the best position to tell you what foods to avoid if you don't want to die from the effects of some of these wrong choices. The findings of the pathologist inform the other disciplines on what to teach us for better living. They physically see the effects of these bad choices inside our bodies. Unfortunately, by that time, you are already dead.
BADU AKOSA IS GUILTY OF PLAGIARISM 9 months ago

The Prof should not have presented this as his own intellectual property but as an opinion or contribution to a recently published discussion making rounds in major international news outlets. He failed to credit the scientis ...
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The Prof should not have presented this as his own intellectual property but as an opinion or contribution to a recently published discussion making rounds in major international news outlets. He failed to credit the scientists and nutritionists looking into whether canola, sunflower and other seeds pressed for their oil are as bad as some advocates like Robert Kennedy Jr want us to believe. So far, the scientific evidence points to the superiority of seed oils to rendered animal fats that some advocates propose. The false claim about seed oils is biggest news out and Prof could have cited a few sources or made some references, not write as if he is the one bringing this information out. This is not acceptable in academy circles.
GH 9 months ago

Was he having a conversation or presenting a paper? Idiot!

Was he having a conversation or presenting a paper? Idiot!
Citizen 9 months ago

Don't worry, Lipopo is working for his masters. Promoting their poisonous oils so that Africa will continue to be dependent on them and be spending hard currency importing their cholesterol laden oils. Wise up. Take our natur ...
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Don't worry, Lipopo is working for his masters. Promoting their poisonous oils so that Africa will continue to be dependent on them and be spending hard currency importing their cholesterol laden oils. Wise up. Take our natural tropical oils and even them, take in moderation.
Sycamore 9 months ago

Did you say he didn't mention an example of seed oil? Then you're probably insane go back to school. There's indeed one thing reading and another thing comprehending.

Did you say he didn't mention an example of seed oil? Then you're probably insane go back to school. There's indeed one thing reading and another thing comprehending.
ST Ghfuo: KWAME NKRUMAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 9 months ago

also goes by the name vegetable, and rapseed oil. It's very very bad for you a silent killer. Can[la oil or vegetables oil was developed in canada for GM. Stick to your oils from palm nut, coconuts, sheabutter. And use less ! ...
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also goes by the name vegetable, and rapseed oil. It's very very bad for you a silent killer. Can[la oil or vegetables oil was developed in canada for GM. Stick to your oils from palm nut, coconuts, sheabutter. And use less !mounts of it. Me, i use those foolish obroni oils for my shoes, my cars, my bike etc. I never consume them
Uncle Ben 9 months ago

Learn to respect.

Learn to respect.
Sebastian Deh 9 months ago

Lipopo, maybe maize isn't a seed.

Lipopo, maybe maize isn't a seed.
Naa Deedei 9 months ago

Looks like you are describing yourself.

Looks like you are describing yourself.
Linda 9 months ago

Some seed oils include: sunflower oil, maize oil, beans oil, frytol and others.

Some seed oils include: sunflower oil, maize oil, beans oil, frytol and others.
GH1957 9 months ago

Words of w8sdom pro bono from the prof w8th wisdom, humility and lots of love for Ghana!

Words of w8sdom pro bono from the prof w8th wisdom, humility and lots of love for Ghana!
The wise 9 months ago

Thanks for educating us, Doc. Africans tend to believe that anything coming from the Western world is the best. It's refreshing to learn that the solutions to our myriads of problems are right here.

Thanks for educating us, Doc. Africans tend to believe that anything coming from the Western world is the best. It's refreshing to learn that the solutions to our myriads of problems are right here.
ST Ghfuo: KWAME NKRUMAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 9 months ago

Google THE PROBLEM WITH CANOLA OIL BY Google this...THE PROBLEM WITH CANOLA OIL BY Melani Schweder

Since it was originally developed in Canada, they (supposedly) named the new oil canola, combining “Canada” and “ola, ...
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Google THE PROBLEM WITH CANOLA OIL BY Google this...THE PROBLEM WITH CANOLA OIL BY Melani Schweder

Since it was originally developed in Canada, they (supposedly) named the new oil canola, combining “Canada” and “ola,” the word for oil. After all, while it has great industrial applications for candles, soaps, inks, biofuels, and machinery lubricant, they had to name it something appealing, in order to break into the consumer food market. And "rapeseed oil" and/or LEAR wasn't gonna cut it.

Once it hit the store shelves, it was touted as a health-promoting product, and bottles of the oil were labeled as “high in Omega-3s” and “low in saturated fat!” And it’s still around. In fact, it’s freaking everywhere. As a fun experiment, just go to your pantry or refrigerator right now, and pick out a dozen items. I’ll bet that at least half of them have “canola” or “vegetable” oil in them. Even in well-known health food brands, canola makes an appearance. I can’t tell you how many awesome-sounding, gluten-free, dairy-free products I have had to put back on the shelf because I spotted vegetable oils in the ingredients. Sigh…

One of the most glaring problems with canola is that over 90% of rapeseed is genetically-modified. And believe what you’d like about GMOs, but studies have linked GMO consumption to liver and kidney problems, immuno-suppression, allergic reactions, neuro-toxicity, and more. Secondly, canola oil has been shown to be caustic to the vascular system, creating micro-inflammation and calcification in the linings of our blood vessels. As you can imagine, this can result in serious and even life-threatening issues like coronary heart disease and stroke.

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ST Ghfuo: KWAME NKRUMAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 9 months ago

So, since we’re learning that canola oil is definitely a no-go, what are some healthy alternatives?

Organic, unrefined coconut oil is another of my favorites, and I personally use it to cook all my veggies, as well as a ...
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So, since we’re learning that canola oil is definitely a no-go, what are some healthy alternatives?

Organic, unrefined coconut oil is another of my favorites, and I personally use it to cook all my veggies, as well as add it to my smoothies. Olive oil is another that is nice to use, but beware that many olive oils on the market have been adulterated with other oils, so do your thorough research before buying, and try not to use olive oil at high cooking temperatures. For cold applications, like drizzling on salads and such, nut oils like macadamia and walnut are tasty, just be sure to use them up quickly, as these go bad quickly. Lastly, avocado oil is another that is healthy and gaining popularity for use in cooking, as well as making salad dressings. Or go oil-free to save on the refined, concentrated fat calories.

I invite you, sometime in the next day or two, to check out your pantry, freezer, and refrigerator, and look at all the foods you have that include canola, soy, or other vegetable oils.
Gaskia 9 months ago

God gave us kontomire, garden eggs, egushi, and other vegetables to eat with our carbohydrates. We've abandoned them and listening to dieticians trained in Denmark advising us to eat expensive Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carro ...
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God gave us kontomire, garden eggs, egushi, and other vegetables to eat with our carbohydrates. We've abandoned them and listening to dieticians trained in Denmark advising us to eat expensive Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots etc that are foreign to blacks.
Oklemekuku 9 months ago

Carrots, cabbages foreign to blacks?

Carrots, cabbages foreign to blacks?
Citizen 9 months ago

Come and see how my wife is arguing with me concerning this. She believes her dietician than Prof. Akorsa. I remember Prof. Frimpong Boateng also warned us about cooking food in polythene but they will always use polythene to ...
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Come and see how my wife is arguing with me concerning this. She believes her dietician than Prof. Akorsa. I remember Prof. Frimpong Boateng also warned us about cooking food in polythene but they will always use polythene to cover cassava when boiling. Ghanaians do no like advise from fellows. Too bad
ST Ghfuo: KWAME NKRUMAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 9 months ago

In this day and age who use plastic to cover food when they cook? In thisbday n age? Does thr pot she cook in not have a cover? These same ghppl gyimi they travel from gh to morocco, zombabwe, or south Africa and they say oh ...
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In this day and age who use plastic to cover food when they cook? In thisbday n age? Does thr pot she cook in not have a cover? These same ghppl gyimi they travel from gh to morocco, zombabwe, or south Africa and they say oh I'm taking my food with me I need to bring my banku, kenkey, shito, fish...gyimifuo and you go waste time at customs with your luggage all stinking. Why? All your life you have been eating gh food. So you cant eat food from another country small? Can't you try something new? The people in these foreign countries aren't they human just like you or are they animals?
Naa Deedei 9 months ago

I was enjoying your posts until this one where you turned insulting. Please don't let other submissions push you to degrade yourself. Your first two submissions were very good and educative. Please stick to that style. There ...
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I was enjoying your posts until this one where you turned insulting. Please don't let other submissions push you to degrade yourself. Your first two submissions were very good and educative. Please stick to that style. There are many who do not know these truths and therefore need to be educated. Thanks for the previous points shared.
And now reference to this your post, I don't think there's anything wrong with people travelling with their native foods if there's no law prohibiting it. Some people find it very hard to change their palates overnight. The supplies they take with them will eventually run out and when it does, hopefully, they would have adapted to foods foreign to them. Others do that so they can save on buying food till they settle and find out how to manage in the new environment. Others too are just carrying and delivering parcels for others. Encourage the consumer segment to rather find close alternatives to their local foods instead of calling them "gyimifuɔ".
Keep posting good educative material. Thanks for the great points shared.
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Aba Sam 9 months ago

What about sun flower oil?

What about sun flower oil?
.com 9 months ago

Prof. is not a food nutritionist and has not study plants . I therefore advise him to remain at where he belongs before i start throwing bombs at him for not even knowing that maize is a fruit and not a seed. Stay away from ...
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Prof. is not a food nutritionist and has not study plants . I therefore advise him to remain at where he belongs before i start throwing bombs at him for not even knowing that maize is a fruit and not a seed. Stay away from that chemistry you want to "show off" to know.
Greed 9 months ago

So you know more than prof?.

So you know more than prof?.
ST Ghfuo: KWAME NKRUMAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 9 months ago

If you want to know if your food is gmo or not. See if thr food you have consumed can be found in your feaces for example if you consume corn and you see the corn in your toilet after you have taken a dump. Well, that corn is ...
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If you want to know if your food is gmo or not. See if thr food you have consumed can be found in your feaces for example if you consume corn and you see the corn in your toilet after you have taken a dump. Well, that corn is gmo because the food can not be digested
Naa Deedei 9 months ago

That will be almost impossible to tell, unless you swallowed the food whole without chewing it. Everything ingested gets mixed up, goes through some chemistry and breakdowns, eventually coming out hours later as a mixed brown ...
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That will be almost impossible to tell, unless you swallowed the food whole without chewing it. Everything ingested gets mixed up, goes through some chemistry and breakdowns, eventually coming out hours later as a mixed brown mass. How can you tell which is undigested gmo corn or cabbage or oil or other vegetables, proteins, carbohydrates?
Is there another way to tell ? Eg headaches, indigestion, rashes, etc. A more tangible reaction that will tell you you've consumed GMOs. Thank you.
Samurai 9 months ago

....and do you get oil from maize???

....and do you get oil from maize???
Dr. Anthony Dotse 9 months ago

This professor definitely does know what he is taking about! People have been using vegetable oils in foods and as medications for centuries without any problems!

This professor definitely does know what he is taking about! People have been using vegetable oils in foods and as medications for centuries without any problems!
Godfather 9 months ago

This man is really an academic hypocrite! He had advocated for the consumption of sunflower and discouraged the consumption of palm oil in the past! He was the brain behind the mass patronage of seed oils especially sunflower ...
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This man is really an academic hypocrite! He had advocated for the consumption of sunflower and discouraged the consumption of palm oil in the past! He was the brain behind the mass patronage of seed oils especially sunflower oil by Ghanaians including me! Now the same mouth is telling us that these seed oils are no more healthy? So-called Professor!! Professor Doolittle!!!
Samurai 9 months ago

Thank you Prof. Always giving sound advice on health. God bless you Sir

Thank you Prof. Always giving sound advice on health. God bless you Sir
9924 9 months ago

You are a fucking pathologist so shut the up, fool

You are a fucking pathologist so shut the up, fool
Martha Amponsah 9 months ago

Well noted but what about olive oil?

Well noted but what about olive oil?
Tamale North Boy 9 months ago

Nonsense. Groundnut oil is good for machines? Are you the only pathologist in the country?

Nonsense. Groundnut oil is good for machines? Are you the only pathologist in the country?
Tophey 9 months ago

Was it not this same man who advocated against eating m9re than a fist of fufu? So so fake theories.

Was it not this same man who advocated against eating m9re than a fist of fufu? So so fake theories.

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