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Dietary Fats — The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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  • Omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fats (PUFAs) are unstable and easily damaged during processing and refining, so that in the bottle, they contain toxic breakdown products; when these oils are heated, they degrade further, generating additional toxins

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