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Thanks, Sue. Actually, the elongated lipid that is linoleic acid is merely oxidized Omega-6, which, if oxidized, is rancid. That is why plant oils, and the seeds that carry them (flaxseed, for example) are to be kept refrigerated, and still used up within a few short weeks at most. Omega-3 is a better quality seed oil insofar as it offers utility in the production of DHA. It is alpha-linolenic acid, but it, too, has its problems, as a recent release points out.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10386285/
And:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-023-02322-6
It seems we will have to wait for the dust to settle over this, probably with more, and better, research. Meanwhile, beware the intake of any oxidized, or extended chain, fatty acids, PUFAs, for example.

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Cold-pressed olive oil and organic corn and grapeseed oils are my go-to fats, along with small amounts of butter. I have never been a big user of anything else because I didn't want to wade through all the arguments. We eat very little prepared food because the lists of mystery ingredients puts me off.