If you’ve been online lately, you’ve probably been bombarded(被轰炸、被轮番冲击) with the discourse about seed oils. Once a completely innocuous(无害的、无伤大雅的) food that no one really talked about, they have become the enemy of the moment(当下的头号公敌). Robert F Kennedy Jr, the secretary of health and human services in the US, has called them “toxic” and vowed(发誓、郑重承诺) to act against them. There are countless activewear-clad(穿着运动服的) influencers online saying that nothing harms your health more than these products.
如果你最近常上网，大概已经被关于种子油的讨论轮番轰炸过了。它们曾经是一种完全无害、几乎没人谈论的食物，如今却成了当下的头号公敌。美国卫生与公众服务部部长小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪称其“有毒”，并誓言要对其采取行动。网上还有无数穿着运动服的网红声称，没有什么比这些产品更伤身体。
Which is odd, because the Australian dietary guidelines say seed oils are basically fine. 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.(你应控制用量，因为热量高；但除此之外，按指南和多数专家说法，没有重要理由要避开它们。) As Prof Lauren Ball, director of the University of Queensland’s Centre for Community Health and Wellbeing, says: “There’s no convincing evidence that eating seed oils like canola or sunflower oil in normal dietary amounts harms our health. In fact, these oils contain unsaturated fats, which are generally beneficial for cardiovascular(心血管的) health.” Dr Jason Wu, a professor at the University of New South Wales, agrees: “The evidence base(证据基础、证据体系) consistently points to health benefits of eating seed oils.”
这就奇怪了，因为澳大利亚膳食指南认为种子油基本没有问题。你确实应该控制用量，因为它们热量高，但除此之外——按照指南和多数专家的说法——并没有什么重要理由需要避开它们。昆士兰大学社区健康与福祉中心主任劳伦·鲍尔教授说：“没有令人信服的证据表明，按正常膳食量摄入菜籽油或葵花籽油这类种子油会损害健康。事实上，这些油含有不饱和脂肪，通常对心血管健康有益。”新南威尔士大学教授杰森·吴博士也持相同看法：“证据基础一致指向食用种子油对健康有益。”
So why the hubbub(喧闹、嘈杂的议论) online?
那么，网上为什么吵得这么热闹？
Inflammation claims ‘not supported by evidence’
“炎症说”缺乏证据支持
Scaremongering ignores the science
制造恐慌，无视科学