our cells themselves more vulnerable. (It’s
like building a house with termite-ridden
wood. The more termite-damaged wood you
use, the more unstable the house.) The PUFAs
in our cell walls can be oxidized by free
radicals, creating toxic byproducts and setting
off a cascade of equally destructive chain
reactions. These reactions cause all sorts of
damage, and provoke (you guessed it!)
systemic inflammation.
Strike two.THIRD VIOLATION: TOO
MUCH OMEGA-6
Remember when we said seed oils are in
everything, and so we eat a lot of them? It’s
not just about the amount of PUFA we
consume—it’s also about how much of that
PUFA comes from omega-6 fatty acids. Seed
oils contain an abundance of omega-6, while
providing us with virtually no omega-3s.