I read of one experiment where feeding tubes were used, but I'd try to avoid that if possible. What kind of experiment do you think you can do? Or is it possible to do a validation experiment of the MIT ones, perhaps with some new factors included? I suggest you go back and read the MIT stuff, because they found that it was oleic acid that helped end the skin issues. Mice don't live very long, however, so they are not very good for long-term human health concerns, don't you think? The thing about the MIT rat studies is that they refute the claim that dietary PUFAs are essential, meaning that horrible things will happen within a couple of months (or less) if not consumed in fairly substantial quantities. |