These results come as no surprise to anyone who has looked at the dangers of over-consuming omega-6 fats. Vegetable oils such as corn, canola, soybean and sunflower oils are largely composed of omega-6 oils.

The problem significantly worsens when these oils are heated. Damage done by frying starts at about 320 degrees Fahrenheit and goes up exponentially as the temperature rises. The nature of chemical reactions is that for every 10-degree rise in temperature, the rate of chemical reactions (with oxygen, light and metals) at least doubles, and may even triple or quadruple.

Most people believe that frying creates trans fats. That is not the major problem; although some are created, they are relatively minor. There are FAR more toxic chemicals produced by frying than trans fats.

Frying destroys the antioxidants in oils and as such oxidizes the oils and causes cross-linking, cyclization, double-bond shifts, fragmentation and polymerization of oils that cause far more damage than trans fats.

They are not safe foods or health foods, whatever you may have heard. Excessive consumption of these vegetable oils can lead to:

• Asthma
• Blindness
• Heart disease
• Cancer
  

And it is difficult to avoid excessive intake if you eat processed foods, since these oils are present in nearly all of them. At the turn of the century, when heart attacks were rare, the average American consumed only one pound of vegetable oil per year. Today, the amount can exceed 75 pounds.

This seriously distorts the critical omega-6: 3 ratio in your diet. As the article stated, it has changed from 1:2 to 25:1.

Unfortunately, the scientists who conducted the study managed to collect all the right information, and then come to exactly the wrong conclusion. After determining that omega-6 fats can cause health problems, did they come to the obvious conclusion that people should reduce their omega-6 fat intake?

No. Instead, they recommended introducing yet another new drug with unknown side effects to stave off the effects of a perfectly preventable problem. Typical.

If you really want to protect your prostate, try taking these following sensible steps:

• Avoid highly processed foods, which frequently contain heated vegetable oils and other dangerous ingredients.

• If you must cook with oil, use coconut oil. Despite the bad reputation of saturated fats, they are actually better for cooking because they are far less damaged by the heating process.

• Optimize your vitamin D levels, and get plenty of sunlight. Deficiencies in your Vitamin D levels can increase your risk of prostate cancer, breast cancer and autoimmune disease.

• Eat your vegetables raw or juice them. This prevents the valuable, delicate and health-protecting micronutrients in vegetables from being destroyed.
  

I also recommend reviewing the advice of prostate cancer expert Dr. Larry Clapp.