The Controversy Seed oils — vegetable oil, sunflower oil, canola oil, corn oil, and soybean oil — have become the villain of choice in certain corners of the wellness and carnivore communities, blamed for obesity, inflammation, cancer, and virtually every chronic disease of modernity. The mainstream nutrition establishment largely defends these oils as heart-healthy polyunsaturated fat sources. Neither position is entirely accurate, and the truth requires engaging with the actual mechanisms and evidence rather than picking a tribe. The polarisation around this topic has created two extrem…