Does taking vegetable oils help or harm the skin?

In WDDTY vol 15 no 4, I was worried to read of the danger of a high consumption of vegetable oils causing damaged skin due to oxidisation in sunlight. I take Udo’s Oil daily - a blend of organic vegetable oils supplying fatty acids, including omega-3, -6 and -9, in the correct proportions. - P. Batt, Sutton Coldfield

WDDTY replies: We were referring only to the overconsumption of omega-6.

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