Talk:Polyunsaturated fat
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[edit] Polyunsaturated oils increase cancer risk?
http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/fats_and_cancer.html (82.83.46.161 23:31, 6 October 2006 (UTC))
[edit] Fats versus oils
Are polyunsaturated oils the same as polyunsaturated fats? I read somewhere that one should avoid soymilk because it contains polyunsaturated oils, but then I looked to the ingredients of Silk soymilk brand and the label listed that it contained polyunsaturated fats, and I wondered if that were the same to polyunstaturated oils, which I am reading here, is known as a "healthy fat."
- From a biochemical point of view I don't think there is a difference between "fat", "oil" or "lipid" (of course I am excluding "motor oil", etc.) Regarding the claim that "Polyunsaturated fats are not to be compared to polyunsaturated oils, which are carcinogenic and can cause problems with the cardiovascular system", this sounds completely bogus to me, but I simply labeled the claim [citation needed], on the remote chance that I am wrong. If no one supplies any backing for this odd-sounding statement I will delete it in a week or two. --Ben Best 00:45, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Requested move
- Polyunsaturated → Polyunsaturated fat … Rationale: This should be an uncontroversial move. Polyunsaturated was just the wrong name for this article, but I can't do it myself because a previous redirect was at Polyunsaturated fat. I've updated the Polyunsaturated fat redirect to point at Polyunsaturated but this leaves the right article with the wrong name … Please share your opinion at Talk:Polyunsaturated. —cmh 04:24, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Survey
- Add *Support or *Oppose followed by an optional one-sentence explanation, then sign your opinion with ~~~~
- Support, as this is the most common usage (is there any other usage for polyunsaturated at all?). --Dhartung | Talk 04:32, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
- Support. But there are many other uses for the polyunsaturated material; it's used as an oil which, according to studies, is still known as carcinogenic and damaging to the cardiovascular system by these guys here: Dr. Ben Kim - [Say No to Soy Milk and Rice Milk] and Second Opinions - [Polyunsaturated Oils and Cancer]
These are not popular studies, so the belief is not well known. Can we get a "polyunsaturated oil" page started and see if things branch off from there?
[edit] Discussion
- Add any additional comments
I don't see the point of pasting all of this here, but it's in the spec for requested moves so I'm doing it. -- cmh 04:28, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
- Cmh, it's so that consensus can be reached. If the discussion area always looks the same it make editors aware that a formal process is taking place, and the organization makes it easier to participate, so you get a better cross-section of opinion. --Dhartung | Talk 04:32, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
- Ok, thanks. I didn't check that I was done after pasting this part. -- cmh 04:35, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
This article has been renamed as the result of a move request. Vegaswikian 04:50, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Higher or Lower ?
This sentence: Trans fats are more similar to saturated fat than are cis fats in many respects, including the fact that they solidify at a higher temperature.
I changed it grom "higher" to "lower" which from what I can find on the net is what makes sense. Anyone know? Hoopiefromwayback 16:45, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
