by the way what is palm oil palm oil is
literally everywhere in our foods
cosmetics cleaning products and fuels
it's a huge source of profits for
multinational corporations while at the
same time destroying the livelihoods of
animals and humans the warm humid
climate of the tropics give the perfect
production conditions for oil bombs
every day huge sections of rainforests
in Southeast Asia Latin America and
Africa are being destroyed to make space
for more plantations releasing ample
quantities of carbon into the atmosphere
palm oil is not just bad for the climate
as their forest habitat is broken a lot
of species such as the orangutan
elephants and of course Sumatran tigers
are being pushed closer to extinction
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with 66 million tonnes per year
palm oil is the most produced plant oil
you can find palm oil and frozen pizzas
biscuits and margarine as well as body
creams soaps makeup candles and
detergents also it's used for biodiesel
in trucks trains and ships and we are so
uninformed of these broader issues that
our daily palm oil consumption also
affects our health refined palm oil
contains large amounts of harmful fatty
acid esters that are known to damage DNA
and cause cancer according to the
European Food Safety Authority EFSA palm
oil can cause cancer when processed at
high temperatures
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more research is needed to confirm these
findings and its effect in human tests
even if there have been animal studies
there is little research on palm oil and
cancer risk for humans there with don't
exist recommended levels of palm oil use
however researchers recommend moderation
to limit exposure when using and
consuming palm oil products how could it
come to this and what can we do in
everyday life to protect people and
nature the solution is a revolution on
our dinner tables and in our fuel tanks
sign petitions and write your elected
representatives whenever you can walk
ride a bike or use public transport be
informed and inform others spread the
word
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