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Are seed oils unhealthy? Why are so many influencers speaking out against them? | Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz

You should limit them because they’re high in calories but otherwise there’s no major reason – according to the guidelines and most experts – why you should avoid them.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated October 27, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC
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  • There are countless activewear-clad influencers online saying that nothing harms your health more than these products.
  • Once a completely innocuous food that no one really talked about, they have become the enemy of the moment.

You should limit them because they’re high in calories but otherwise there’s no major reason – according to the guidelines and most experts – why you should avoid them.

Which is odd, because the Australian dietary guidelines say seed oils are basically fine.

Robert F Kennedy Jr, the secretary of health and human services in the US, has called them “toxic” and vowed to act against them.

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