Hunter-gatherers who ate mostly land animals consumed these fats at ratios of 2:1 to 4:1, while the Inuit, who ate mostly omega-3 rich seafood, had a ratio of 1:4. Anthropological evidence suggests the correct ratio is somewhere around 1:1, while the mean ratio today is about 16:1 and over 20:1 in the USA.
Soybean oil is currently the biggest source of omega-6 fatty acids in the western diet because it is cheap and found in so many processed foods, along with cottonseed oil, sunflower oil and corn oil.
The single most important thing you can do to reduce your omega-6 intake is avoid processed vegetable oils high in omega-6 and the processed foods that contain them.
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