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by colordrops
1744 days ago
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Yes, they're all heavily processed in refineries using noxious chemicals, they have low smoke points, and get rancid easily. They are not a type of oil (omega-6 [1]) that humans have eaten much of until recently. We mainly got our source of them from food rather than pure oil. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fats are good for you in moderation if extracted cold without processing, uncooked, and stored in opaque containers in a fridge. In general, getting oils from foods is best, rather than using them in refined form. The reason PUFAs are pushed so much is probably due to heavy support from the farms and industry that manufacture them. [1] https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(13)... |
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> they're all heavily processed in refineries using noxious chemicals
While processing might matter, it's hard to tell just from that if it does. Admonishing processing with "noxious chemicals" sound a lot like suggesting that something is healthier because it's natural.
> they have low smoke points, and get rancid easily
I can see these as detriments or even show-stoppers for some uses, but I fail to see how these are important if you don't overheat the oil or let it go rancid. I see these more as issues of incorrect use. In some sense they are of course downsides of the product since some other fats might have better properties in terms of ease of use (harder to overheat), but I don't think it follows that they're unhealthy by themselves. They could be, but that doesn't follow from a low smoke point.
As for omega-6 fatty acids, I've understood there to be some evidence that they're not healthy in large amounts, so there might be some truth to (at least some) polyunsaturated fats not being as healthy as they're made out to be. I still don't really see enough here to get behind the statement that polyunsaturated fats will be seen as grossly unhealthy in the future.
I might be wrong -- again, I have no expertise here -- but I just don't see it in the arguments.