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

Nutrition Made Simple!1 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
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A nutrition-science explainer reviewing the human evidence on whether seed oils cause inflammation. It looks at nine different seed oils, heated oils, and genetic variability, and compares omega-6 intake with saturated fat.

HN commenters link it as a compact review of human trials showing seed oils are not inflammatory, to counter popular claims.

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4 comments from Hacker News

@Elte2022 · in “Being fatter than Homer Simpson”

I don't think there's any evidence that they're inflammatory (great video about it here [1]), but obviously oils are almost 100% fat and therefore have a ton of calories. At the same time, some people feel incredibly satiated from eating fats, to the point where they might eat fewer total calories if they include some... Generally, avoiding added high calorie fillers (that includes sugar and oils alike) is almost certainly a good idea if you're trying to lose weight though. [1] [VIDEO]

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@aeries2024 · in “Saturated fat: the making and unmaking of a scientific consensus (2022)”

Except the human studies we have suggest that seed oils are probably not inflammatory. A few examples are listed in this video: [VIDEO]

@exe342024 · in “Saturated fat: the making and unmaking of a scientific consensus (2022)”

> Except the human studies we have suggest that seed oils are probably not inflammatory. A few examples are listed in this video: [VIDEO] which part of that do you consider bullying? is it any opinion that goes against the underdog?

@rdedev2025 · in “Myocardial infarction may be an infectious disease”

Are there any human randomised control trials that show stuff like vegetable oil cause inflammation? Atleast the ones I've seen show the opposite [VIDEO]