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Seed Oils and Human Health

May 7, 2025 by SNI Global Staff

Does linoleic acid cause inflammation? Where did the controversy about seed oils start? This fact sheet outlines frequently asked questions and delivers the scientific evidence to answer them. Explore the science of seed oils and the importance of referencing high-quality research.

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New Manuscript Reinforces Scientific Consensus on the Health Benefits of Seed Oils

March 20, 2025 by SNI Global Staff

Conclusions align with evidence-based guidelines from U.S. and global health authorities including the World Health Organization (WHO), which call for making seed oils a part of overall healthful dietary patterns. ST. LOUIS (March 20, 2025) — A new, peer-reviewed manuscript published in Nutrition Today reviews the health effects of linoleic acid, the primary polyunsaturated fatty […]

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Effects on Markers of CVD: Soybean Oil on Par with High Oleic Oils

May 4, 2022 by Dr. Mark Messina

Given its huge role in the U.S. and global food supply, the amount of human research on the health effects of soybean oil that has been conducted is limited. So, any clinical trial involving soybean oil substantially contributes to the literature. This is certainly the case for a new 3-month study from China that compared […]

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New Evidence Further Shows Linoleic Acid is Beneficial and Not Pro-inflammatory

September 23, 2021 by Dr. Mark Messina

Inflammation is thought to be involved in the etiology of many chronic diseases, including heart disease, diabetes and some cancers. For this reason, the changing scientific consensus that omega-6 polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) does not promote inflammation, as once thought, is an important development. A new paper showing that the omega-6 essential fatty acid linoleic acid […]

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New Study Confirms: SOY OIL LOWERS RISK OF HEART DISEASE; HAS NO IMPACT ON INFLAMMATION, OXIDATION

August 11, 2021 by Dr. Mark Messina

A new comprehensive analysis of the scientific literature, published in the journal Nutrition, concludes that soybean oil lowers risk of coronary heart disease without causing any undesirable effects as some critics have claimed. That is certainly good news for Americans since soybean oil accounts for more than 7% of the  total caloric intake in the […]

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Soy Noted as Healthy, Sustainable in Report

January 29, 2019 by Dr. Mark Messina

Soy was cited as having a significant role in a healthy, sustainable and environmentally responsible diet by the EAT-Lancet Commission in an article published recently. The commission is comprised of 19 commissioners and 18 coauthors from 16 counties in various fields of human health, agriculture, political sciences, and environmental sustainability. Its objective was to quantitatively […]

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Clinical Trials Highlight the Benefits of Soybean Oil and Contrast with Results in Mice

October 11, 2017 by Dr. Mark Messina

Conventional Soybean Oil and High Oleic Soybean Oil Favorably Affect Lipid Levels Clinical studies showing the benefits of soybean oil by far outweigh a new mouse study on soy oil, but you would never know it by reading a recent announcement put out by its authors. According to a press release from the University of […]

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Growing Recognition for the Benefits of Soybean Oil

August 18, 2017 by Dr. Mark Messina

Although soybean oil doesn’t get as much press as coconut or olive oil, it’s more widely consumed than one might think.1 Consumers may not realize that when they purchase a bottle of “100% vegetable oil,” it’s actually soybean oil. But if soybean oil’s role in American diets has gone largely unrecognized, that may be about to […]

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Lessons about Soy from Observational Studies

May 3, 2016 by Dr. Mark Messina

The health effects of soyfoods have been rigorously investigated for more than 25 years. Early research focused on the cholesterol-lowering effects of soy protein, leading to a health claim for soyfoods and coronary heart disease which was approved by the US FDA nearly 20 years ago.1  In the early 1990s research interest expanded to include […]

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