Have Seed Oils Caused a Multi-Generational Obesity Epidemic? The title says it all; another great article from Stephan at Whole Health Source.
In 2009, Dr. Ingeborg Hanbauer published a paper showing that when mice are fed a diet with a poor omega-6:3 balance (77:1), after three generations they develop adult obesity (5). Mice fed the same diet with a better omega-6:3 balance (9.5:1) did not develop obesity, and remained smaller overall.
Articles about fat not making us fat have been floating around a lot in the past month or so, but I love how Charlotte at The Great Fitness Experiment sums it up and shares her feelings on the matter. My favorite quote:
“Stampfer’s findings do not merely suggest that saturated fats are not so bad; they indicate that carbohydrates could be worse.” The article goes on to discuss research that shows that eating a diet high in refined, processed carbohydrates is correlated with heart disease.