The article offers information about canola. The author defines it as a form of rapeseed and asserts that in 1978 the industry settled for it to be the short-term for Canadian oil while some interpretations said that it is an acronym for Canada oil, low acid. It states that Canola oil provides a a healthy dose of omega-3 and is healthier than olive oil. It affirms that a genetically-modified rapeseed was created in Canada using seed splitting which created the Low Erucic-Acid Rapeseed (LEAR).