{"id":16236,"date":"2024-11-09T09:03:43","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T10:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=16236"},"modified":"2024-11-09T10:33:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T10:33:56","slug":"what-are-seed-oils-and-are-they-actually-bad-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=16236","title":{"rendered":"What Are Seed Oils and Are They Actually Bad For You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and others claim they\u2019re harming our health, but the evidence suggests otherwise.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">To their many vocal detractors, they\u2019re referred to as \u201cthe hateful eight.\u201d Canola oil, corn oil, sunflower oil and other refined oils made from the seeds of certain plants have become lightning rods for wellness influencers \u2014 and some politicians.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says Americans are being \u201c<a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RobertKennedyJr\/status\/1848499491151745180\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">unknowingly poisoned<\/a>\u201d by them. Online forums, blogs and influencers say they\u2019re \u201ctoxic,\u201d \u201c<a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zBoWmIYN4vw\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">slowly killing you<\/a>\u201d and <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@paulsaladinomd2\/video\/7159648563838897451?q=seed%20oils%20chronic%20disease&amp;t=1730993138095\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">driving up rates of diabetes, obesity and other chronic diseases<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The claim that seed oils are ruining our health is especially rankling to nutrition scientists, who see them as a big step forward from butter and lard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Decades of research have shown that consuming seed oils is associated with better health, said Christopher Gardner, a professor of medicine at Stanford University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">To suggest otherwise, he added, \u201cjust undermines the science.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">We asked scientists to help clear up the confusion about how these oils affect our bodies.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-745a9055\">What are seed oils?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Seed oils have become shorthand for refined plant-based vegetable oils. Technically, not all of the \u201chateful eight\u201d oils \u2014 which also include cottonseed, soybean, safflower, grapeseed and rice bran oils \u2014 are made from seeds. Soybean oil, for example, is made from a bean. And there are other seed oils, like sesame and flax seed oils, that aren\u2019t on that list.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171d1bw\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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Kennedy Jr. and others claim they\u2019re harming our health, but the evidence suggests otherwise.To their many vocal detractors, they\u2019re referred to as \u201cthe hateful eight.\u201d Canola oil, corn oil, sunflower oil and other refined oils made from the seeds of certain plants have become lightning rods for wellness influencers \u2014 and some politicians.Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says Americans are being \u201cunknowingly poisoned\u201d by them. Online forums, blogs and influencers say they\u2019re \u201ctoxic,\u201d \u201cslowly killing you\u201d and driving up rates of diabetes, obesity and other chronic diseases.The claim that seed oils are ruining our health is especially rankling to nutrition scientists, who see them as a big step forward from butter and lard.Decades of research have shown that consuming seed oils is associated with better health, said Christopher Gardner, a professor of medicine at Stanford University.To suggest otherwise, he added, \u201cjust undermines the science.\u201dWe asked scientists to help clear up the confusion about how these oils affect our bodies.What are seed oils?Seed oils have become shorthand for refined plant-based vegetable oils. Technically, not all of the \u201chateful eight\u201d oils \u2014 which also include cottonseed, soybean, safflower, grapeseed and rice bran oils \u2014 are made from seeds. Soybean oil, for example, is made from a bean. 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