<p>It can be hard to keep up with food fads and diet trends (and spoiler: you don’t need to).</p><p>But an intriguing assumption that has gained traction recently is that seed oils – think canola, sunflower, grapeseed – are terrible for you.</p><p>Norman and Tegan unpack how that assumption has spread, and whether there’s any solid evidence to back it up.</p><p>References:</p><ul><li><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30971107/">Biomarkers of Dietary Omega-6 Fatty Acids and Incident Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality</a></li><li><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29566193/">Serum n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids and risk of death: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cochrane.org/CD011094/VASC_omega-6-fats-prevent-and-treat-heart-and-circulatory-diseases">Omega-6 fats to prevent and treat heart and circulatory diseases</a></li><li><a href="https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/365671/9789240061644-eng.pdf?sequence=1&amp;isAllowed=y">Polyunsaturated fatty acids intake and risk of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, mental health, and type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-nutrition/article/perspective-on-the-health-effects-of-unsaturated-fatty-acids-and-commonly-consumed-plant-oils-high-in-unsaturated-fat/54F76A9404C9D1B192EB59DD8E6DC3F3">Perspective on the health effects of unsaturated fatty acids and commonly consumed plant oils high in unsaturated fat</a></li><li><a href="https://medicine.uq.edu.au/article/2024/02/if-you%E2%80%99re-worried-about-inflammation-stop-stressing-about-seed-oils-and-focus-basics#:~:text=Seed%20oils%20are%20made%20from,grapeseed%20oil%20and%20soybean%20oil">If you’re worried about inflammation, stop stressing about seed oils and focus on the basics</a></li></ul>