While some omega-6 fatty acid in our diet is
essential for good health, too much throws our
body’s fatty acids out of balance. And if the
amount of omega-6 in our bodies is
disproportionately high compared with the
amount of omega-3, that spells trouble—
specifically, more pro-inflammatory
compounds in the body, and less anti-
inflammatory activity. Which is the long way
of saying:
Consuming seed oils with high levels of
omega-6 promotes systemic inflammation.Strike three, they’re out. For these three
reasons, industrially-processed seed oils
violate our fourth Good Food standard.
HIGH-OLEIC OILS
Manufacturers are catching on to
the whole omega-6 problem and
are starting to modify safflower