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We eat unnatural amounts of polyunsaturated oils today. You have it completely backward. The amount of vegetable based fats consumed 100 years ago was signific

We eat unnatural amounts of polyunsaturated oils today. You have it completely backward. The amount of vegetable based fats consumed 100 years ago was significantly less. It wasn't until chemical extraction was introduced that we could consume as much vegetable based fat as we do today. Saturated fat is actually more stable and by far healthier.

olddustytrail 4y ago
I'm afraid you are the one who has it completely backwards: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/food-types/different-fats-nutrition/ https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/food-types/different-f...
- reedjosh 4y ago
  Checkout this book: https://thebigfatsurprise.com/ https://thebigfatsurprise.com/ Looks like the NHS is behind the times. In the US they've removed statements like the one you linked to. It's becoming scientific consensus that saturated fat doesn't cause heart disease.
  - olddustytrail 4y ago
    I'd rather trust the expertise of doctors who've actually studied this stuff than a moron journalist, thanks.
    - reedjosh 4y ago
      You're sure fun to chat with.
      - olddustytrail 4y ago
        Your idea of fun is to post ignorant crap on medical issues? Your type were boring when I was 20 and even more boring now. I teach people and create things for fun. Grow up.
adrian_b 4y ago
What you say is correct, but incomplete. The unnaturally high consumption of PUFA is not for all kinds of PUFA, but mainly for linoleic acid and related fatty acids (a.k.a. omega-6 acids). The consumption of the other main kind of PUFA, omega-3 acids, is frequently lower than before, as those are abundant mainly in some animal organs (which are more seldom consumed now) and in fish. In small quantities linoleic acid is an essential nutrient for humans, but in large quantities it must be converted into other fatty acids, because it is not a normal component of human fat, and that can be a burden for the liver.
mfer 4y ago
Saturated fat is the primary cause of high cholesterol and type 2 diabetes. How is that healthier?

olddustytrail 4y ago

I'm afraid you are the one who has it completely backwards: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/food-types/different-fats-nutrition/ https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/food-types/different-f...

reedjosh 4y ago
Checkout this book: https://thebigfatsurprise.com/ https://thebigfatsurprise.com/ Looks like the NHS is behind the times. In the US they've removed statements like the one you linked to. It's becoming scientific consensus that saturated fat doesn't cause heart disease.
- olddustytrail 4y ago
  I'd rather trust the expertise of doctors who've actually studied this stuff than a moron journalist, thanks.
  - reedjosh 4y ago
    You're sure fun to chat with.
    - olddustytrail 4y ago
      Your idea of fun is to post ignorant crap on medical issues? Your type were boring when I was 20 and even more boring now. I teach people and create things for fun. Grow up.

adrian_b 4y ago

What you say is correct, but incomplete. The unnaturally high consumption of PUFA is not for all kinds of PUFA, but mainly for linoleic acid and related fatty acids (a.k.a. omega-6 acids). The consumption of the other main kind of PUFA, omega-3 acids, is frequently lower than before, as those are abundant mainly in some animal organs (which are more seldom consumed now) and in fish. In small quantities linoleic acid is an essential nutrient for humans, but in large quantities it must be converted into other fatty acids, because it is not a normal component of human fat, and that can be a burden for the liver.

mfer 4y ago

Saturated fat is the primary cause of high cholesterol and type 2 diabetes. How is that healthier?