What kind of bike did you use? I don't have anything fancy at the moment. And was it mistly flat ground or up hill?

Probably averaged three times a week. If I went alone I'd do a route that took around 30mins and I'd push myself pretty hard. If I went with others I'd usually go slower but for a longer duration. I did a couple 40-45km ones as well.

I forgot about sesame oil! I basically use that as a flavoring, though.

These plus sesame oil. I tried and liked avocado oil, but it is very expensive.

I use olive oil, coconut oil, and sometimes canola oil.

hmm. I've actually been thinking about picking up cycling. How often did you cycle and how intense was it?

haha yeah. Actually while I was biking a bunch during the summer I noticed my butt became quite fine.

And here I've been trying out all of these glute exercises in the gym while avoiding oil:stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: Too bad fat doesn't just go where you want it to go.

From that paper you quoted:

Hello
Those researchers would have ended their careers if they reported anything but benefits from canola oil. The paper is meaningless when taken out of context and if you look at the studies they are quoting its showing benefit relative to people drinking bacon grease, lard, etc. as the alternative to canola oil.
So yes, a salad with a canola oil vinaigrette may be healthier than an egg mcmuffin but that hardly means its healthy.

Hey, people do that
I read an old agronomy book once where a farming researcher was exploring east africa in the year 1700. He noted in his description of benny seed (african sesame seed) culture that well-off tribeswomen would drink a full glass of their locally produced sesame seed oil every day to develop a 'pleasantly rounded' backside.
Strange food fads are nothing new

From that paper you quoted:

Hello
Those researchers would have ended their careers if they reported anything but benefits from canola oil. The paper is meaningless when taken out of context and if you look at the studies they are quoting its showing benefit relative to people drinking bacon grease, lard, etc. as the alternative to canola oil.
So yes, a salad with a canola oil vinaigrette may be healthier than an egg mcmuffin but that hardly means its healthy.

From that paper you quoted:
Hello
Those researchers would have ended their careers if they reported anything but benefits from canola oil. The paper is meaningless when taken out of context and if you look at the studies they are quoting its showing benefit relative to people drinking bacon grease, lard, etc. as the alternative to canola oil.
So yes, a salad with a canola oil vinaigrette may be healthier than an egg mcmuffin but that hardly means its healthy.

Funding.
This work was supported by the Canola
Council of Canada and the U.S. Canola Association.
Declaration of interest.
AD is a consultant for the U.S.
Canola Association and Canola Council of Canada. LC is
an employee of the Canola Council of Canada. SDT is an
employee of the Canola Council of Canada. PJHJ has
received funding support from the Canola Council of
Canada

After 15 years of continuing research on canola oil since the latest review by Dupont et al.,2 evidence shows a number of potential health benefits of canola oil consumption (Figure 2). Canola oil can now be regarded as one of the healthiest edible vegetable oils in terms of its biological functions and its ability to aid in reducing disease-related risk factors and improving health. Current research is expected to provide more complete evidence to support the health-promoting effects of canola oil when consumed at levels consistent with dietary guidelines

Because our bodies NEED fat and, depending on the oil you're using, such as olive oil, they most definitely ARE healthy.

Why use oil at all? None of them are necessarily healthy. They're just going to add fat to your food.

What's wrong with canola oil?