Omega-6 and saturated fat
Saturated fat, cholesterol and cardiovascular disease: Was Ancel Keys a fraudster or a pioneer?
We were wrongly made afraid of butter. It is not responsible for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and actually protects against disease. The idea that saturated fat and LDL cholesterol cause cardiovascular disease comes from anti-fat and anti-cholesterol propaganda, which all started with one man: Ancel Keys. At least, that is what Lars van den Nieuwenhoff believes. And he is not the only one. For several decades now, a campaign has been run against the work of Keys.
Are omega-6 fatty acids pro-inflammatory? No. (part 2; my literature list)
Are omega-6 fatty acids and vegetable oils pro-inflammatory?
Are omega-6 fatty acids pro-inflammatory? (Part 1)
I hear and see it so often: omega-6 fatty acids are pro-inflammatory. How strong is the evidence from Team Plant-Malignant?
Vegetable oils or vegetable-malignant oils? (part 3)
What is the effect of deep frying with vegetable oils? Read all about vegetable oils, aldehydes and our health here.
Plant-based or plant-malignant oils? (Part 2)
There is a strong correlation between the rise in vegetable oil consumption, lifespan and the biggest pandemic of all: obesity.
Plant-based or plant-malignant oils? (Part 1)
Vegetable oils are unhealthy. Especially refined vegetable oils that are high in omega-6 fatty acids. How strong is the evidence?
Fakenieuwsvoordiëtisten: No association between saturated fat and diseases of affluence
No association between saturated fat and diseases of affluence, or a nutrition scientist who is not critical? I dived into the study to find the answer.