Are seed oils/ vegetables oils healthy or unhealthy? Here's my balanced view.

3 months ago
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Wouldn’t it be nice to get a balanced view of whether seed oils, otherwise known as vegetable oils and industrial oils, are healthy or not! Well, I believe I can give a balanced view because I’m biased in favour of and against seed oils and I can tell you exactly why. I have a formal education in the form of a degree in health science so I’m very practiced at evaluating the scientific literature. I’m also a committed low carber. And most low carbers are strongly biased against seed oils whether they can prove seed oils are unhealthy or not. My opinion lies somewhere in the middle and I can give clear reasons exactly why. But up front I should declare my biases. On the one hand, because I’m experienced at reading the scientific studies and know how to assess their quality, I take seriously well executed scientific literature and believe population-based studies are very important to consider when coming to a conclusion. However, on the other hand, I detest seed oils. They are an extremely highly processed product, which doesn’t sit well with me and I strongly dislike the texture and smell of vegetable oils and the foods that are made using this product.

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