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This might be true but is very surprising (since Omega 6 polyunsaturated fatty acids are found poultry, eggs, nuts etc... which I thought to be rather "healthy"

This might be true but is very surprising (since Omega 6 polyunsaturated fatty acids are found poultry, eggs, nuts etc... which I thought to be rather "healthy" in general) I found this [1] abstract which supports your point. Is there more evidence? Also what's the relation between inflammation and obesity? [1]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29610056 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29610056

glastra 8y ago
The amount of omega-6 PUFAs in eggs is almost negligible compared to MUFAs and SFAs [1, table 1]. Assuming that a single egg yolk is around 20 grams, that's less than 1 gram of omega-6 per egg. One would have to eat an absurd amount of eggs daily (think >50) for it to matter. Some nuts and seeds do contain high amounts of omega-6. Sunflower seeds and peanuts especially. That is why non-high-oleic sunflower oil is so bad for health. Almonds, hazelnuts, macadamias and others have much better fatty acid profiles. In general, all industrially extracted vegetable oils are rich in pro-inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids. Replacing them with animal fats or cold-pressed vegetable oils (olive, avocado or coconut, all of them relatively low in omega-6) is a very easy dietary intervention that should have a profound effect on health, similar to cutting sugars. Here is a non-comprehensive list of studies and articles if you want to dig a bit deeper: - https://openheart.bmj.com/content/1/1/e000032 https://openheart.bmj.com/content/1/1/e000032 - https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jnme/2012/539426/ https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jnme/2012/539426/ - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1098882316300363 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S10988... - https://openheart.bmj.com/content/openhrt/5/2/e000898.full.pdf https://openheart.bmj.com/content/openhrt/5/2/e000898.full.p... - https://breaknutrition.com/omega-6-fatty-acids-alternative-hypothesis-diseases-civilization/ https://breaknutrition.com/omega-6-fatty-acids-alternative-h... - https://www.physiology.org/doi/pdf/10.1152/ajpheart.00480.2004 https://www.physiology.org/doi/pdf/10.1152/ajpheart.00480.20... (especially interesting as it points to a possible synergy of omega-6 fatty acids and carbohydrates) I hope that helps. [1]: https://academic.oup.com/ps/article-pdf/79/8/1168/8203403/poultrysci79-1168.pdf https://academic.oup.com/ps/article-pdf/79/8/1168/8203403/po...
- gnulinux 8y ago
  Uh this sucks peanut is my favorite thing in the world :( Thanks I'll check those links.

glastra 8y ago

The amount of omega-6 PUFAs in eggs is almost negligible compared to MUFAs and SFAs [1, table 1]. Assuming that a single egg yolk is around 20 grams, that's less than 1 gram of omega-6 per egg. One would have to eat an absurd amount of eggs daily (think >50) for it to matter. Some nuts and seeds do contain high amounts of omega-6. Sunflower seeds and peanuts especially. That is why non-high-oleic sunflower oil is so bad for health. Almonds, hazelnuts, macadamias and others have much better fatty acid profiles. In general, all industrially extracted vegetable oils are rich in pro-inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids. Replacing them with animal fats or cold-pressed vegetable oils (olive, avocado or coconut, all of them relatively low in omega-6) is a very easy dietary intervention that should have a profound effect on health, similar to cutting sugars. Here is a non-comprehensive list of studies and articles if you want to dig a bit deeper: - https://openheart.bmj.com/content/1/1/e000032 https://openheart.bmj.com/content/1/1/e000032 - https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jnme/2012/539426/ https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jnme/2012/539426/ - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1098882316300363 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S10988... - https://openheart.bmj.com/content/openhrt/5/2/e000898.full.pdf https://openheart.bmj.com/content/openhrt/5/2/e000898.full.p... - https://breaknutrition.com/omega-6-fatty-acids-alternative-hypothesis-diseases-civilization/ https://breaknutrition.com/omega-6-fatty-acids-alternative-h... - https://www.physiology.org/doi/pdf/10.1152/ajpheart.00480.2004 https://www.physiology.org/doi/pdf/10.1152/ajpheart.00480.20... (especially interesting as it points to a possible synergy of omega-6 fatty acids and carbohydrates) I hope that helps. [1]: https://academic.oup.com/ps/article-pdf/79/8/1168/8203403/poultrysci79-1168.pdf https://academic.oup.com/ps/article-pdf/79/8/1168/8203403/po...

gnulinux 8y ago
Uh this sucks peanut is my favorite thing in the world :( Thanks I'll check those links.