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For anyone who is confused at the significance here, I looked into the whole "Seed oils = bad" thing the other day and this claim was at the heart of it (no pun
by extr 3y ago
For anyone who is confused at the significance here, I looked into the whole "Seed oils = bad" thing the other day and this claim was at the heart of it (no pun intended). Basically the idea that seed oils usually contain higher levels of linoleic acid, and butter does not, and therefore tl;dr excess butter/animal fat is not bad for you and does not cause heart disease in the way that people think it does. You can see a list of fats ranked by LA content here: https://www.news-medical.net/health/Oils-Rich-in-Linoleic-Acid.aspx https://www.news-medical.net/health/Oils-Rich-in-Linoleic-Ac...
Not saying this is correct or anything, just providing the missing context for anyone asking why Linoleic Acid is in a headline.
- jschveibinz 3y agoThanks. There are oil/fat wars going on in research to protect billion dollar industries, so this is not surprising. A better and more helpful headline would be “whole foods are healthier than processed foods.” But everyone knows that already.
- hombre_fatal 3y agoThat is a good heuristic, but the hard part for people is evaluating foods at the periphery of that heuristic like chocolate and tofu and nut milk and canola oil which improve human health outcomes. That said, and I'll quickly grant: most people in the west aren't making the mistake, say, eating too much seitan and nut milks and unsweetened 80% chocolate (all processed foods), so I won't nitpick too much.
- slothtrop 3y agoThis is a false dilemma as not all oils are high in linoleic acid or omega 6. Olive oil is the least likely to oxidize.