The only sure thing is that at least the "food for thought" is healthy.
I am rather in the camp of those who think seed oils are bad, especially canola oil!
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"Keep it simple" seems to be a good policy, in my opinion. There so much conflicting information and opinion, but really everyone metabolises nutrients differently and some will have more issues with certain foods than others. Therefore we need to make our own choices as to what works best for us.
I recently found out that canola oil is higher in Omega-3 than most of the other seed oils and wondered if that was why some recommend it above the others as being healthier on the grounds of it being the anti-inflammatory Omega oil. It's still an unstable fat, though, and just as prone to peroxidation in the treatment and storage process. I feel like it was also the first one of these oils to come under scrutiny. I'm not sure if it was because it was considered any worse than the others or because it was so highly promoted as being healthy. These days I would class it as the same as the others, but I'm fascinated to know if you have other reason why you would classed it as worse.
I once wrote a post about it (in German) https://peakd.com/hive-121566/@stayoutoftherz/ist-rapsol-giftig
Reason is it´s content of erucic acid which damages the heart muscle. In the past canola oil was therefore only used for industry use (lamp oil, etc), and only since breading variants of low acid content its success in food industry started. Nowadays up to 2% erucic acid is allowed in canola oil. FDA says it is safe, but it is quite concerning in how many products canola oil is, even in oat milk.
Yet they say that the processing completely clears that out. 🤔
And thank you for the link.