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This seems likely a garbage-y study. It's a narrative study, not even a meta-analysis, so it's more of proposing a hypothesis rather than stating a fact. The cu
by stevebmark 3y ago
This seems likely a garbage-y study. It's a narrative study, not even a meta-analysis, so it's more of proposing a hypothesis rather than stating a fact. The current science shows that seed oils, and omega 6 (aka linoleic acid) fatty acids, are either benign or healthy. There was a very popular hypothesis that the omega 6 to 3 ratio was important for health, popularized in the early 2000's and getting revived now by counter-culture nonsense people, but the science has not backed that case up.
They study they link to citing neuro-development issues is https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28420388/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28420388/ - which is based on a food intake survey, and it's not a controlled study, it's looking at cohorts from another study. All they checked for was linoleic acid intake, and unless you're specifically checking for food source, this usually means it comes from processed food, which is more likely the culprit than the 6 to 3 fatty acid ratio.
There is no known effect of seed oil / omega 6 intake on inflammation, which is shown in quite a few controlled studies. Seed oil intake replacing saturated fat intake has also been shown to significantly reduce CVD outcomes.
- rogers12 3y agoI think you should try eating three teaspoons of heart-healthy canola oil with breakfast and document the results to dunk on garbage science peddlers.
- stevebmark 3y agoThis is a very good example of the type of revival I'm talking about! There is lots of emotion in this space, which dominates the discussion over science.
- rogers12 3y agoYes, exactly! Science is a fantastic way to discover truths about reality and apply them to your own life. For example, putting 15 grams of canola oil in your daily breakfast cereal.
- stevebmark 3y agoI know you're a troll, but I'm not sure if you understand the implication of what you said. I do eat seed oils. I don't have heart disease. You can't feel arterial plaque building up, the first symptom of CVD is often a fatal event, so I'm not sure what you think I'd learn unless I did it for decades. And it wouldn't matter if I did have heart disease, n=1 is usually irrelevant in dietary hypotheses. Here's another n=1 if you think it's important: https://twitter.com/TheCarnivoreKid/status/1473122272579833863?s=20 https://twitter.com/TheCarnivoreKid/status/14731222725798338...
- rogers12 3y agoWhoa, no need to get emotional. You're coming up with all these excuses and deflections against systematically consuming the benign and/or healthy canola oil. Why is that?