Good article. I second the position you take - even if we cannot yet (or ever) be 100% certain that seed oil is the root cause of the obesity etc, why nonetheless would anyone elect to eat it - or to not actively avoid it ? It's a new and novel fat for most of humanity (which must raise suspicions from an evolutionary perspective), it wa…
Good article. I second the position you take - even if we cannot yet (or ever) be 100% certain that seed oil is the root cause of the obesity etc, why nonetheless would anyone elect to eat it - or to not actively avoid it ? It's a new and novel fat for most of humanity (which must raise suspicions from an evolutionary perspective), it wasn't invented with anyone's health in mind, its presence in food is all about maximising profit, it does not contribute to flavour - and there's large amount of evidence that is harmful to health in numerous other ways beyond 'diabesity'. Against that background, it would seem bit stupid to not avoid it.
As an avid long term seed oil avoider, I'm looking forward to Cate Shanahan's new book on the subject (out this summer I believe) - she deserves a lot of credit for raising the issue and citing the science (originally in Deep Nutrition) well before anyone else was talking about it.
Good article. I second the position you take - even if we cannot yet (or ever) be 100% certain that seed oil is the root cause of the obesity etc, why nonetheless would anyone elect to eat it - or to not actively avoid it ? It's a new and novel fat for most of humanity (which must raise suspicions from an evolutionary perspective), it wasn't invented with anyone's health in mind, its presence in food is all about maximising profit, it does not contribute to flavour - and there's large amount of evidence that is harmful to health in numerous other ways beyond 'diabesity'. Against that background, it would seem bit stupid to not avoid it.
As an avid long term seed oil avoider, I'm looking forward to Cate Shanahan's new book on the subject (out this summer I believe) - she deserves a lot of credit for raising the issue and citing the science (originally in Deep Nutrition) well before anyone else was talking about it.
Yea she seems to have been an OG - I have yet to read any of her books.