{"id":2515505,"date":"2025-11-28T16:40:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T21:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soybean-oil-linked-to-obesity-as-rfk-jr-food-regs-loom\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T16:43:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T21:43:56","slug":"soybean-oil-linked-to-obesity-as-rfk-jr-food-regs-loom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soybean-oil-linked-to-obesity-as-rfk-jr-food-regs-loom\/","title":{"rendered":"Soybean oil linked to obesity as RFK Jr. food regs loom"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsoybean-oil-linked-to-obesity-as-rfk-jr-food-regs-loom%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2515505&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Scientists at the University of California Riverside have discovered a potential mechanism explaining how soybean oil,the moast commonly used cooking oil in the United States,contributes to obesity. Their study found that when mice consumed a high-fat diet rich in soybean oil, they gained meaningful weight due to a liver protein that affects fat metabolism. This protein influences how linoleic acid-a major component of soybean oil-is broken down into substances linked to inflammation and fat storage. Genetic variations in this protein may explain why some people are more prone to weight gain from soybean oil then others.<\/p>\n<p>Soybean oil consumption in the U.S. has increased dramatically over the past century and now accounts for nearly 75% of total vegetable oil intake. While not inherently harmful, the quantities consumed today may trigger biological pathways that humans are poorly adapted to handle. These findings come just as Robert F.Kennedy Jr.and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins prepare to update the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, aiming to reduce seed oil consumption and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/helsinki-govt-to-stop-serving-meat-and-milk-to-fight-climate-change\/\" title=\"Helsinki Govt to Stop Serving Meat and Milk to Fight Climate Change\">ultra-processed foods<\/a> to combat chronic diseases such as obesity.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Soybean oil linked to obesity as RFK Jr.&rsquo;s new food regulations loom<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2414230\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Scientists have discovered a possible explanation as to how <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3350108\/beef-tallow-what-to-know-about-the-seed-oil-alternative\/\">soybean oil<\/a>, the most widely used cooking oil in the United States, leads to obesity just in time for the Trump administration&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3867882\/rfk-jr-saturated-fats-carbs-ultraprocessed-foods\/\">new guidance on nutrition standards<\/a> expected before the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Soybean oil and other <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3259080\/seed-oils-took-over-diet\/\">seed oils<\/a> have been a target of Health and Human Services Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rfk-jr\/\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr., <\/a>and the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maha\/\">Make America Healthy Again<\/a> movement, which focuses on diet as the source of chronic diseases like obesity and heart disease, but the exact mechanism of how soybean oil contributes to obesity has not been well understood.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3901552\/black-friday-crowds-underwhelm-online-shopping\/\">In-store Black Friday crowds underwhelm as online shopping surges<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3901477\/national-guard-shooting-suspect-charged-murder-what-to-know\/\">National Guard shooting suspect charged with murder: What to know<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3901411\/tim-walz-responds-jab-trump-call-release-mri-results\/\">Tim Walz responds to jab from Trump with call to &lsquo;release the MRI results&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>But researchers at <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/news.ucr.edu\/articles\/2025\/11\/26\/study-links-americas-favorite-cooking-oil-obesity\">University of California Riverside<\/a> in a study published <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jlr.org\/article\/S0022-2275(25)00195-6\/fulltext\">earlier this week<\/a> conducted an experiment that might explain how the breakdown of soybean oil in the body leads to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eating-tons-of-protein-wont-make-you-fat\/\" title=\"Eating Tons of ... Won&#039;t Make You Fat\">increased fat storage<\/a> and inflammation.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers fed a high-fat diet rich in soybean oil to groups of mice, most of which gained significant weight. But a different group of genetically engineered mice did not gain weight due to a slight variation in a particular liver protein that influences genes linked to fat metabolism.<\/p>\n<p>The protein appears to have a sizable effect on how linoleic acid, a major component of soybean oil, is processed in the body. Linoleic acid is converted into oxylipins, which are associated with inflammation and fat accumulation, according to the research.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Variations in the production of these liver proteins, along with differences in age, sex, and genetics could explain why some people are more susceptible to the effects of soybean oil than others.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This may be the first step toward understanding why some people gain weight more easily than others on a diet high in soybean oil,&rdquo; said Sonia Deol, a UCR biomedical scientist and one of the co-authors of the study.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Holistic health critics have criticized soybeans for more than a decade, but they have also become a political joke among conservatives. In the mid-2010s, the derisive term &ldquo;soyboy&rdquo; became a popular term among right-wingers online to refer to men who do not conform to traditional forms of masculinity or are &ldquo;soft.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">U.S. consumption of soybean oil has<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/21367944\/\">&nbsp;increased fivefold<\/a>&nbsp;over the past century, from about 2% of calories in the early 1900s to nearly 10% as of 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Soybean oil has a market share of 24% worldwide for total vegetable oil consumption, but it accounts for nearly 75% of the total vegetable oil intake in the U.S., according to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncdex.com\/products\/SYOREF#:~:text=It%20has%20a%20share%20of,and%20has%20almost%20no%20odor.\">National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although soybean oil is a main ingredient in most ultra-processed foods, it is also used in home cooking and is often found in vegetable oil blends.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Soybean oil isn&rsquo;t inherently evil,&rdquo; Deol said. &ldquo;But the quantities in which we consume it is triggering pathways our bodies didn&rsquo;t evolve to handle.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The new findings explaining the link between soybean oil and obesity come as Kennedy and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins are <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3822827\/ben-carson-dietary-guidelines-maha-role-usda\/\">poised to release<\/a> the updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans.<\/p>\n<p>The DGA is a policy document produced every five years that governs the nutrition standard for federally funded food programs including food stamps, the federal school lunch program, and military diets.<\/p>\n<p>The guidelines are the primary vehicle by which Kennedy will be able to implement his goal of reducing seed oil consumption and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >lowering ultra-processed food intake<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soybean oil tied to obesity ahead of RFK Jr.&#8217;s new food rules<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2666,"featured_media":2515506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-collage-gxzk6k3yi-1764358104863.jpg?1764340777&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[67877,8702,32458,67876],"class_list":["post-2515505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-food-regulations","tag-obesity","tag-rfk-jr","tag-soybean-oil"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-collage-gxzk6k3yi-1764358104863.jpg?1764340777&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2666"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2515505"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2515510,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515505\/revisions\/2515510"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2515506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2515505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2515505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2515505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}