Eating a lot of seed oils over a long time causes a type of fat called linoleic acid to build up in your body fat, which then triggers ongoing internal damage to your cells.

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Increase in adipose tissue linoleic acid of US adults in the last half century.

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The study shows that eating more seed oils over time leads to more linoleic acid building up in body fat, which matches part of the claim—but it doesn’t prove that this causes cell damage or stress.

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Scientists can tell how much of a certain fat (linoleic acid) you've eaten over many years by testing the fat under your skin — it acts like a living record of your diet.

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