extracted from the seeds of various plants.
While these oils come from a variety of
sources (peanuts, soybeans, sunflower seeds),
they all share two common denominators—a
high proportion of polyunsaturated fat
(PUFA) and a large amount of omega-6 fatty
acids. Diets high in these types of fats—
specifically when derived from seed oils—
have been shown to directly promote systemic
inflammation, thereby violating our fourth
Good Food standard.
Can we just leave it at that? Be our guest
and skip the rest of the chapter if you’ll take
our word for it. If you’d like the background,
read on.
PUFA OVERLOAD
Polyunsaturated fats (PUFA) are one of
three general categories of fats. There are
many different types of PUFAs, but we’re
going to focus on omega-6 and omega-3 fatty