Claims that seed oils are "toxic" and "inflammatory" are being circulated on social media, but they don't tell the whole story, experts say.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Seed oils, such as sunflower and canola, are extracted from the seeds of various plants. (Getty Images) (fcafotodigital via Getty ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio --The “Make America Healthy Again” movement, led by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is getting pushback from seed oil companies. Kennedy has ...

Seed oils, commonly marketed as vegetable oils, are extracted from various seeds. The eight types often criticized include canola, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, rice bran, safflower, soy, and sunflower ...

A few months before chef Daniel Humm announced in August that Eleven Madison Park would abandon its strictly vegan policy on its almost $400 tasting menu, he made waves in New York’s rarefied dining ...

Online forums, influencers, US health officials and now, Harvard researchers - people in every facet of life are weighing in on seed oils. While some call them toxic and blame them for sky-high rates ...

Seed oils like canola oil have been a hot topic on social media for years, with plenty of people claiming that they’re unhealthy. While these oils aren’t perfect—they’re higher in a certain type of ...

Zhao is a Takemi fellow at Harvard and assistant professor at the University of Hong Kong. For decades, mainstream nutrition guidelines have recommended that Americans replace animal fats like butter ...

Louisiana lawmakers are considering a bill that would require restaurants to disclose their use of seed oils, a move aligned with claims by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.