Originally Posted by LAM

it's an OK source of fats, most of the fats in soybean oil are polyunsaturated. here is a list of fatty acids from best to worst:

#1 - Omega 3, 6 and 9 fatty acids (they happen to be polyunsaturated)
#2 - monounsaturated
#3 - polyunsaturated
#4 - saturated

* rest remember that Omega fatty acids are polyunsaturated but not all polyunsaturated fats are Omega fatty acids

Originally Posted by njc

Also, do you see a need to maintain some sort of balance between say the first three catergories. I know its not feasible, but say that I got every gram of fat from omega fatty acids. Or say even that I got all my fats from 1 and 2. Is that okay?

Originally Posted by LAM

#1 - Omega 3, 6 and 9 fatty acids (they happen to be polyunsaturated)