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How about the trans fats? edit: just realized there's supposedly no trans fats in KFC food. This is surprising and interesting. (apparently trans-fat free sinc

• a8da6b0c91d 12y ago
  N-6 fatty acid over consumption is still a huge problem, trans or not. Anything cooked in vegetable oils is bad for you. I believe the rise in vegetable oil (soy, corn, sunflower, canola, peanut) consumption is a key factor in the obesity epidemic. It has the effect of lowering metabolism and increasing inflammation.
  • erkkie 12y ago
    Yes, there's lots of recent research showing the importance of managing n3/n6 ratios, typical western diets being up to 15:1 6/3 whereas ideal would be purpoted to be more closer to 1:1
    • a8da6b0c91d 12y ago
      The ratio is not nearly as important as keeping PUFA intake as low as possible. Fish oil is just as bad an idea as canola oil. There is a pretty clear body of literature linking PUFA of both kinds to cancer.
      • erkkie 12y ago
        Which means eat real food not supplement to manage ratios?
        • a8da6b0c91d 12y ago
          Many "real foods" are rich sources of PUFAs.