Are Seed Oils Inflammatory?! (The *Evidence* No One Shows)

An analysis of clinical trials and scientific evidence regarding whether seed oils cause inflammation in humans.

"Seed oils are inflammatory!" according to every blog and podcast. But what does the science say? The evidence on 9 different seed oils, heated seed oils and genetic variability. A complete look at seed oils & inflammation and all the evidence you were never shown. Are seed oils inflammatory? 1. seed oil on inflammation 2. Heated seed oil vegetable oil is inflammatory? Only seed oils are inflammatory? Depends on omega6s, Linoleic acid? flaxseed oil not inflammatory. omega3 rich, can be anti-inflammatory canola oil: CRP didn't change saturated fat vs omega 6s. replaced saturated fat with unsaturated fats (canola and sunflower). no change in inflammatory markers one trial compared canola to olive oil, found a reduction in CRP on both canola and olive oil similar to flaxseed oil. anti-inflammatory? ~1tbsp sunflower oil daily. refined oil, treated with chemicals and heated, not cold-pressed. no significant change to CRP “n-6 PUFA may act as anti-inflammatory” Connect with me: Facebook: facebook.com/DrGilCarvalho/ Twitter: twitter.com/NutritionMadeS3 Animations: Even Topland @toplandmedia References: mdpi.com/2072-6643/8/3/136/htm sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2405457720302047 link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00394-007-0668-5 ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4050683/ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27737722/ ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6405399/pdf/40200_2018_Arti… sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0939475320302349 sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278691513008612 nature.com/articles/s41430-019-0438-5 academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/95/5/1003/4576714 pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2017/fo/c7fo00433h academic.oup.com/eurjpc/article/20/2/202/5927989 ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC5587404 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16351767/ academic.oup.com/jn/article/141/12/2166/4689010 reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S0899900721002057 academic.oup.com/jn/article/148/10/1556/5094775 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19234585/ lipidworld.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1476-511X-13-1… tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07315724.2008.10719674 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23506314/ sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021915002004276 link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00262088 sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021915004000711 ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3115398/pdf/nihms271497.pdf link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00394-007-0668-5 pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2017/fo/c7fo00433h thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/html/10.1055/s-0037-16… academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/112/1/150/5727348 sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0021915019315758 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/mn