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IbogaQueen.com's avatar

Idk if i agree about some of these points. People say coconut oil helps with weight loss. Carnivore diet also.

As for lineoleic acid being the man problem, it is not high in all seeds so let's not talk about seed oils bad if the main idea is LA. Coconut is a seed and it has only 2% LA. Chicken fat is 25% LA. Flax oil is 10-17%.

And according to Perplexity Pro, seed oils are oxidized during the refining process so I am interested in learning more about virgin seed oils and what we really know, if anything, from for example Tahini consumption. Sesame seeds are high in LA, but yet Tahini is known for making people fatter and also healthier: https://www.perplexity.ai/search/are-there-any-studies-on-tahin-koBjgk66T9iwW..Z9CIIzA

The studies are interesting to consider sometimes but just look at who is healthy in general and eat like them, maybe it will work for you, if not find some other healthy people and eat like them. We have different needs depending on our DNA.

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David W Barker, MD's avatar

Thanks for your input! Do you have a scientific reference for seed oils being oxidized during the refining process, and those oxidized fats ending up in the final product?

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