Seed oils
For dietary fat choices
Most of the experts we follow would steer you away from it.
Our sources steer away from seed oils for gut health.
Who is behind it
Voices including a molecular biology PhD, a licensed acupuncturist and clinician-educator and a nutritional sciences PhD.
How strong the research is
Mostly expert experience so far, with published research still catching up.
In their words
“I cooked everything in seed oils... they can get as high as 255 parts per million... anything 180 and above is really bad... it basically goes down your mitochondria with the ATPases and breaks it”
a molecular biology PhD
Where they disagree
Both sides
Against
Seed oils are very inflammatory and oxidize easily causing inflammation in the body.
a molecular biology PhDMost of the minds lean away from this, and the few in favour are shown for fairness.
More on the other side
Seed oils produce high levels of toxic PUFA-derived aldehydes when heated and have high omega-6 content linked to inflammation. a licensed acupuncturist and clinician-educator
Seed oils are described as trash and avoiding them is recommended. a nutritional sciences PhD
Cutting out seed oils and processed foods improved the expert's health and sun tolerance. a Princeton-trained molecular biology PhD
to avoid excess fat gain and general disease as the 80/20 rule of nutrition a GP with a Master of Public Health
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How this reading was made
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