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Every properly controlled independent study has shown that switching from animal fats to seed oils does nothing to reduce heart disease. It lowers cholesterol,
by teilo 4y ago
Every properly controlled independent study has shown that switching from animal fats to seed oils does nothing to reduce heart disease. It lowers cholesterol, but if lowering cholesterol does not reduce heart disease, then cholesterol is not the problem in the first place, and nor are saturated fats.
In fact, seed oils have a negative impact on health. Not only do they radically throw off the omega 6/3 balance, they are also inherently unstable in comparison to saturated fats, and they oxidize quickly. They also produce more toxic byproducts when heated.
The big farm / FDA unholy alliance that resulted in the modern western diet switching to seed oils, only made heart disease worse.
The tide has been turning for a while now, as the research has become more and more solid and obvious, but you still find plenty of farm, governmental, and medical blowhards ignoring the science, and promoting a seed-oil based diet.
- tintedfireglass 4y agoEverything has to be balanced, you should neither claim seed oils==bad nor should you claim animal fat==unhealthy, a balanced diet should have both types of fat sources in equilibrium