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#seedoils

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Scammers keep targetting people in my life with: :antiverified: "seed oils are bad"
Here's the reality check: :verified: "it's palm oil that is bad, according to the actual research"

Review study finds Palm Oil is unhealthier than alternatives: "Palm oil consumption results in higher LDL cholesterol than do vegetable oils low in saturated fat and higher HDL cholesterol than do trans fat-containing oils in humans. The effects of palm oil on blood lipids are as expected on the basis of its high saturated fat content, which supports the reduction in palm oil use by replacement with vegetable oils low in saturated and trans fat. " [1]

and if they think driving species to extinction and releasing huge amounts of CO2 is unwise, you can show them palmoildetectives.com/2021/03/ and bbc.com/future/article/2021102

Edit: forgot the link to the first quote! It's [1] pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/259952

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Crow Stormwitch

Why is there a big anti- #seedoils movement in the USA at the moment?
Are they as bad as they say?
Well... yes and no.
To extract oils from seeds needs a chemical reaction.
Chemical reaction rate increases with increased temperature.
However, if the temperature is too high, it affects the quality of the oil produced.
The USA is more concerned with profits than quality, so they are more inclined to use higher temperatures to increase yield, and maximise profits.
Other countries - not so much.

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@sciencefeedback Thanks! I personally have been trying to disabuse a family of the "seed oils are the root of all evil"; hopefully they will take science.feedback.org/review/no seriously.

Appreciate the tool!

Science FeedbackNo, study didn’t find that seed oils fuel “explosion of colon cancers in young people” - Science FeedbackSeed oils, also known as vegetable oils, are produced by processing whole seeds, like sunflower and sesame seeds. They’re rich in unsaturated fats, like omega-6 fatty acids. Omega-6 fatty acids have important functions in the human body. They form part of the cell membrane and are building blocks for compounds…
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barefootstache

A hypothetical scenario behind the anti seed oil movement is that the proponents are being bought off by various #lobbies. This would be seen if the profit margins of non seed oils is higher than seed oils.

Some examples of a non seed oil come from the #dairy industry and it seems in general that the global market size of dairy is many folds greater than for seed oils. Additionally, it seems like the dairy industry gets also many folds more subsidies than the seed oils industry. These both statements would confirm the original #hypothesis.

Though if in return the #subsidies
for the seed oils industry would increase, therefore providing the dairy industry with cheaper material, then it would create an increased profit margin. Thus questioning the original hypothesis if it is financially driven.

Alternatively, one could still explain it away as financially driven with the idea of having money now over having potentially more money tomorrow.

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