Around 30% by calories of seed oil in many oat milks. Was so surprised when I discovered this. It's in the ingredients list but they never even hint at this anywhere else.

Count me among those that didn’t realize how much seed oil is used. But is that bad? I don’t have an axe to grind against cow’s milk, but I do have trouble digesting it (and besides, I like the way oat milk tastes).

Do I need to be worried about the fact that there’s a lot of seed oil in it?

Nutrition science is anything but conclusive, however there is some preliminary research indicating seed oils may not be healthy and contribute to obesity. Why are condiments like ranch and mayonnaise unhealthy? Because they're almost entirely seed oils.

There is oat milk without any added oils, including Oatly, but you have to specifically look for that version, they're not always easy to find. And it will taste thinner without any fatty component that cows milk has.

Depends on who you ask. Maybe seed oil is the devil and should only be eating beef and butter for health.

"Seed oil" is a broad category, but the most popular (cheap) seed oils would also fall under "ultraprocessed foods".

Canola oil in particular is ever-present in the US, and unlike other refined plant oils, requires the ultraprocessing to be considered fit for human consumption (you'll never see extra-virgin canola oil on a grocery shelf). Debates about its safety aside, I don't feel the need to give it the benefit of the doubt when I could just eat something that doesn't contain it, and that something would likely be healthier for many other reasons.

I drank lots of cow milk as a kid and wound up short because both my parents are short. I'm not too worried about it

this is what western idealists pretending to be journalists or scientists miss.

those of us who grew up in 3rd world countries know -- how much kids grow by drinking milk. and how much when the economy or agriculture goes to shit -- then milk production falls, how much kids tend to be shorter and frail.

and yeah it could be milk or milk related products. soy, oat etc that shit ain't milk. compare the nutrional values.