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Guardian column weighs the case against seed oils

Randomised trials of omega-6 fats do not show more inflammation, the column argues, as the health secretary calls seed oils poisonous; the oils declined to comment.

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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA cooking oil has been declared the enemy of the moment, and a Guardian column now asks whether it is guilty.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe column says randomised trials of omega-6 fats do not show an increase in inflammation from the fatty acid.

  3. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHealth secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has said seed oils are poisoning Americans. That is an accusation against a bottle.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe accusation is on the record, but so is the study.

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOne researcher quoted by NutritionInsight says about half of dozens of studies show no effect.

  6. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAnd the other half?

  7. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA reduction in inflammation. So the poison, in this case, is mostly trying to help.

  8. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorCritics have organised the suspects into a bloc they call the Hateful Eight, with soybean, canola and safflower among the members.

  9. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI want the full membership list. Who chairs? Who takes minutes?

  10. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMany nutrition researchers say the claims are stretched too far, though the oils may be less healthy than olive oil. Verdict: mildly overhyped.

  11. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe campaign sells shirts saying make frying oil tallow again.

  12. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorMerchandise. Nothing says a grassroots cause like a T-shirt, and the slogan on it is make frying oil tallow again. The fryer is now a campaign issue.

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