Part of the problem figuring this out is the anti seed oil crowd is mostly controlled opposition. Omega 3/6 ratios is only part of the problem and maybe not as big of a deal generally, though it makes more of a difference for some people. So, that aspect seems to be more individual; some people are more efficient or capable of not having adverse reactions to “poor” ratios.
Digging a little deeper perhaps reveals the major culprit, though almost nobody, and certainly nobody prominent, is talking about the likely main cause of damage from seed oils:
High PUFAs in seed oils. It seems a cop out to say, well PUFAs cause inflammation.
Why?
While mechanisms are usually very difficult to discover, it turns out we have a good idea why in this case.
What damaging components do we know form in the metabolic pathway of PUFAs?
Malondialdehyde!
Aldehydes are very damaging to our bodies and malondialdehyde is one of the worst culprits; damages the aldehyde dehydrogenase [ALDH] enzymes and aldehyde oxidases that detox this terrible chemical causing it to build up in our system along with many other toxins that use these enzymes that are now dysfunctional creating a snowballing loop of suffering.
Additionally, keep in mind there are three tried and true ways to consistently create obesity and chronic disease in lab animals: high fat diet, high fructose diet or low protein diet. Or a combo. Definitely something to consider when deciding whether or not to eat added fats or sugars.
Go read John Ioannidis’ 2005 essay, “Why Most Published Research Findings Are False”
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1182327/
If you think he is right, and most of what you have been taught is based on this flawed research, that means 90% of what you think you know is a lie. You’re going to make a lot of mistakes based on this information. Even if you think he is wrong, how much of the research do you trust?
If you want to go down the deepest nutritional rabbit hole and learn from a pioneer, go look at Dr. Garrett Smith’s work — aka the Nutrition Detective — on toxic bile theory. Whereas most “experts” are around 10% signal and 90% noise, he’s the opposite: 90% signal. There isn’t anyone who is a close second; he’s on another level. And if you disagree, let’s have it; give us some signal so we can pierce through all these lies and get healthier.
He’s on mainly Twitter and YouTube and rumble currently and his website nutitiondetective.com. It’ll be worth your time and effort. And let’s purple and orange pill him.
I’ve been studying and trying to figure this all out for over 30 years now for whatever that’s worth. I’ve tried almost every diet out there at some point in my life. His is the only approach that I’ve found that works long term.
