In a world rife with conflicting nutrition advice, The Truth About Seed Oils: How the “Heart-Healthy” Myth Made Us Sick―and How to Heal with Real Fats stands out as a refreshing, empowering, and deeply researched wake-up call.
The “seed oils are toxic” narrative is highly overstated alarm-ism. In normal dietary patterns, they are not an actual health risk, and in many cases are associated with BETTER cardiovascular outcomes when replacing saturated fats. The real issue is overall diet quality, not the presence of seed oils alone.
The “omega-6 = inflammation” claim is not supported by human evidence.
CONTROLLED TRIALS and large meta-analyses CONSISTENTLY SHOW that higher intake of linoleic acid is associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease. Biomarker studies show no increase in inflammatory markers (like CRP) with higher omega-6 intake. The idea that omega-6 “crowds out” omega-3 is highly oversimplified; both can coexist in a healthy diet.
The higher incidences of metabolic disorders leading to more chronic disease in the USA and the burdens it places on peoples’ lives is enough to look at seed oils differently and why I welcome this book. Understanding the why to Butter and other helpful fats is the new science in nutrition. C15:0 is an example. I am a degreed Nutritionist.
The fraud of industrial oils sold as better food options has been reported for decades along with the pay to play studies and loophole legislation. Educated consumers is always a good thing but the total removal of the additional harms and market capture for most of these "seed oils" as heavily subsidized Monsanto GMO crops feels like part whitewash for Rockefeller - Gates Biotech Mafia. When over 90% of American corn & soy & canola are genetically engineered Roundup Ready seeds the omission is criminal.
Corn oil would be a good start to study as the introduction of corn flour, corn syrup, corn oils, and corn byproducts in processed foods for humans (and pet foods) has led to theoretically increased weights outside normal numbers in young men
There is a great need for this book as described as the subject is still reported by the public as confusing. The combination of authors from a MS Nutritionist and an advocate in holistic health presents the subject synergistically giving it the power of the message needed. Anytime nutrition information can be presented from the angle of the science translating to the how to in everyday life is a winner. As a Nutritionist, I look forward to reading the book.
The “seed oils are toxic” narrative is highly overstated alarm-ism. In normal dietary patterns, they are not an actual health risk, and in many cases are associated with BETTER cardiovascular outcomes when replacing saturated fats. The real issue is overall diet quality, not the presence of seed oils alone.
The “omega-6 = inflammation” claim is not supported by human evidence.
CONTROLLED TRIALS and large meta-analyses CONSISTENTLY SHOW that higher intake of linoleic acid is associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease. Biomarker studies show no increase in inflammatory markers (like CRP) with higher omega-6 intake. The idea that omega-6 “crowds out” omega-3 is highly oversimplified; both can coexist in a healthy diet.
The higher incidences of metabolic disorders leading to more chronic disease in the USA and the burdens it places on peoples’ lives is enough to look at seed oils differently and why I welcome this book. Understanding the why to Butter and other helpful fats is the new science in nutrition. C15:0 is an example. I am a degreed Nutritionist.
The fraud of industrial oils sold as better food options has been reported for decades along with the pay to play studies and loophole legislation. Educated consumers is always a good thing but the total removal of the additional harms and market capture for most of these "seed oils" as heavily subsidized Monsanto GMO crops feels like part whitewash for Rockefeller - Gates Biotech Mafia. When over 90% of American corn & soy & canola are genetically engineered Roundup Ready seeds the omission is criminal.
Corn oil would be a good start to study as the introduction of corn flour, corn syrup, corn oils, and corn byproducts in processed foods for humans (and pet foods) has led to theoretically increased weights outside normal numbers in young men
Mary Enig explained this years ago.
https://ifnh.org/product/know-your-fats-the-complete-primer-for-understanding-the-nutrition-of-fats/
There is a great need for this book as described as the subject is still reported by the public as confusing. The combination of authors from a MS Nutritionist and an advocate in holistic health presents the subject synergistically giving it the power of the message needed. Anytime nutrition information can be presented from the angle of the science translating to the how to in everyday life is a winner. As a Nutritionist, I look forward to reading the book.
Old news.
Hurray for these women and this book! A good one to donate to public libraries.
Paul Marik MD has this information up now as "Good Fat, Bad Fat" https://substack.com/home/post/p-193601327