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Why is it that it's only sketchy websites like this that report on soybean oil and other seed oils? Surely if it were such a big deal, reputable news outlets would have picked up the story, no? What's going on here? Is the whole thing bullshit? Or is big seed oil covering it up?

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Science Daily reported on it too: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200117080827.h...

And of course the Endocrine society did: https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/eureka-2020-part-i-top-e...

A possible reason for "reputable" news outlets to not report on this is that the link between soybean oil and diabetes/obesity was already known. This paper demonstrates some specific gene regulation effects, but other than the oxytocin-insulin link any other effects are more speculatory.

I think you are out of the loop. You say 'big seed oil' like it's a joke, but that's certainly a thing and a major lobby. There's a reason margerine was promoted as the healthy choice for decades (without 'reputable news sources' picking up on that it is, in fact, poison, and now illegal in most countries).

If the lobby is so powerful then why is it illegal in most countries?

> now illegal in most countries

This is news to me, would you mind providing a citation or two?

I always assume these articles are for out of shape people checking their phones while eating McDonalds french fries pretending to worry about their health or really in shape people that only eat organic quail eggs.

I just really doubt that seed oils vs some other fat would be my downfall.

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