Great article by one of our forum members, pranarupa:
PUFA: because this wouldn’t be a Ray Peat inspired blog without at least one post on PUFA
http://pranarupa.wordpress.com/2012/12/ ... t-on-pufa/
PUFA: because this wouldn’t be a Ray Peat inspired blog without at least one post on PUFA
http://pranarupa.wordpress.com/2012/12/ ... t-on-pufa/
pranarupa said:So in summary PUFA inhibit metabolism, promote cancer, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, contribute to alcoholic liver disease, make you stupid, and generally kill you slowly, you might be thinking that’s not so bad, but wait it gets worse…. Much worse….
A recent study suggests that PUFA contribute to… male pattern baldness, yes prostaglandin D2 inhibits hair growth and is found in higher levels in bald men, its derived from Arachidonic acid (Garza et al. 2012).