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There's a lot of evidence that PUFAs are obesogenic and diabetogenic. Their consumption increase broadly tracks the epidemics of both. E.g. https://www.semanti
by hirundo 4y ago
There's a lot of evidence that PUFAs are obesogenic and diabetogenic. Their consumption increase broadly tracks the epidemics of both. E.g.
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Soybean-Oil-Is-More-Obesogenic-and-Diabetogenic-Oil-Deol-Evans/6794028d3bbf6c2d8bb7f6a6b5d9e671dbf8b247 https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Soybean-Oil-Is-More-Ob...
If the effect is real it takes place over decades, gradually damaging mitochondria, making it difficult to cover with RCTs.
- Entinel 4y ago"A lot" is a stretch. There is some evidence in mice and a few hypothesis but I certaintly wouldn't say "a lot." The exception to this I would say is soybean oil. There is a decent amount of research pointing in direction that soybean oil isn't great.
- rafaelero 4y agoAdded oil should be kept at minimum. It doesn't matter the source. But of course this is not the main reason for the obesity epidemic; people just like to find easy culprits instead of looking at the culture around food in the US.
- SamPatt 4y agoI believe the case against seed oils isn't about them causing obesity, but heart disease.
- PainfullyNormal 4y agoI've seen convincing cases for both. Obesity: https://fireinabottle.net/how-seed-oils-cause-reductive-stress-part-i/ https://fireinabottle.net/how-seed-oils-cause-reductive-stre... Heart Disease: https://www.jeffnobbs.com/posts/death-by-vegetable-oil-what-the-studies-say https://www.jeffnobbs.com/posts/death-by-vegetable-oil-what-...