Pictures from the old MSN site.

There were only two. This is a description of the first:

This was pictured in CNN's special TV show entitled, "America's Killer Diet." It shows how in the early 1960s soybean oil consumption in the USA began to increase significantly, and continued to do so up to the present. This makes clear my point about people having arachidonic acid in their cells now, whereas prior to about 1960, this would not have been the case for the overwhelming majority of Americans. One the bottom left, the year is 1909. Middle bottom is 1954, Bottom right appears to be 1999. Note that there was no canola oil being consumed until the 1980s, and that has also risen in a similar way since its introduction, which means the situations is even worse that the chart indicates. Note that this chart is just for the four fat sources listed. Butter consumption, for example, has decreased (at least relative to calories consumed).

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And this is the description of the second:

I created this chart from the one at the Canola Council of Canada's website, and it seems to be a good indication of how canola oil consumption has risen since the 1980s in many nations (Canada is or was the biggest producer of canola). Of course, you can go to your local food store and read ingredients lists to see how much canola oil (and rapeseed, which is a "cousin" of canola) is in the food you eat these days. The numbers on the left are to be multiplied by 10,000 tons. The internet source of the Council's chart is: http://www.canola-council.org/manual/GMO/gmo4.htm This chart shows the general trend, and it's not clear (to me) exactly what year is represented by the end of the line. Again, this appears to be a good graphic representation of the general trend, and is not intended (by me) to be considered beyond this gross conception.

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