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Finally, a good use for soybean oil: Goodyear tires are stronger, more durable when made with soy
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By: L.J. Devon, Staff Writer for NaturalNews
Partially hydrogenated soybean oil is pervasive in the standard American diet. Foods like fried chicken, French fries, doughnuts, cookies and crackers are made with partially hydrogenated soybean oil, which is loaded with trans fatty acids known to clog arteries.
These trans fats not only increase blood levels of low-density lipoprotein (bad cholesterol) but also destroy good high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, welcoming heart conditions and type 2 diabetes.
Genetically engineered soy making matters worse
To make matters worse, approximately 90 percent of soy grown on US soil is genetically engineered. Designed to be “Roundup Ready,” GE soy is engineered to survive lethal amounts of chemical herbicide. In an attempt to decrease the cost of production, companies like Monsanto ignore the health consequences that genetically altered seeds pose to the human body. The terminator soy plant is designed to survive herbicide chemicals, but, when it’s fed to mammals, it’s not recognized as natural. Infertility is one of the health consequences of GE soy, as studied in second-generation hamsters. In one comprehensive study, hamsters raised on GE soybeans possessed a five-fold higher infant mortality rate!
Further, the glyphosate-soaked soybean crop goes into the human body and poisons it. (Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup.) The glyphosate is introduced into the human gut and decimates beneficial gut bacteria. This negatively affects the immune system and also blocks natural detoxification of cells.
All in all, soybean oil, especially genetically modified soy, has been a danger to the human population.
That is, until now.
Researchers working with Goodyear have found a way to use soybean oil in the manufacture of their tires, effectively reducing petroleum consumption.
Goodyear puts soybean oil to better use
Goodyear is certainly moving in the right direction with new technology that allows soybean oil to replace petroleum for tire manufacture. While reducing petroleum consumption and benefitting the environment, Goodyear also makes better use of soybean oil.
(Maybe soybeans will be realized as a better fit for tires than human consumption.)
Goodyear states that soybean oil may be “a magic bullet,” because it blends better with…
Source: http://truthisscary.com/2013/09/finally-a-good-use-for-soybean-oil-goodyear-tires-are-stronger-more-durable-when-made-with-soy/
