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Re:How Coca-Cola shaped obesity science and policy in China by maxmcorp on Thursday January 10, 2019 @05:16AM (#18872778)
There is no documentation that seed oils are especially unhealthy.

They do however consist mainly of omega 6 fatty acids, and our body needs about 50/50 omega 6 and 3 in the diet. Basically omega 3 is anti inflammatory and omega 6 is. inflammatory. (too much omega 3 is not good either)

The problem with seed oils is that we mainly eat those now, as they are used in everything due to price. So we get FAR too much omega 6 in our diet. Which is bad in the long run.

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Re:How Coca-Cola shaped obesity science and policy in China by stochastic_monk on Thursday January 10, 2019 @05:22AM (#18872802)
High-oleic acid seed oils are becoming common and cheap enough to use in many cases. For example, Trader Joe’s sunflower seed oil (the kind I use) is nearly exclusively oleic, which is monounsaturated.
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