This weekend I listened to Ivor Cummins, The Fat Emperor, interview Tucker Goodrich on how omega-6 rich “vegetable oils” also known as “industrial seed oils” – (soybean, safflower, sunflower, corn, cottonseed, rapeseed (canola), peanut) – are ruining our health. Note: There’s a link to the
transcript in the notes below the video.
All I can say is wow. Listened to it three times on my phone while walking this weekend. I already knew these oils were damaging, but was shocked to learn how many health problems are associated with them: asthma, autoimmune disease, depression, anxiety, cognitive decline, dementia, diabetes, obesity, fatty liver disease, cardiovascular disease, IBS, IBD, inflammation, infertility, macular degeneration, and osteoarthritis.
During the first half hour, Tucker describes how he restored his health after experiencing years of diarrhea, an undiagnosed gluten intolerance, diverticular disease, and a stroke in his late 30’s. He’d heard that industrial seed oils were bad for our health. After having part of his colon removed, he wanted to understand
why.
In this interview, he overviews the recent introduction of the first seed oil, cottonseed oil, into the American diet in the late 1800’s, the introduction of the seed oils that followed beginning in the early 1900’s, and a comprehensive review of research findings to date on industrial seed oils. I hope you’ll be able to find the time to listen. Afterward, I encourage you to share these important links with your family and friends. We need to get the word out.
“Sinning with Seed Oils: Are Vegetable Oils Healthy?” Ivor Cummins interviews Tucker Goodrich, 3-19-19
In this article, Chris Kresser specifically discusses the role seed oils play in the above listed health problems, then shares steps you can take to avoid them and the six oils you should be cooking with.
“How Industrial Seed Oils Are Making Us Sick” by Chris Kresser, 3-8-19
https://chriskresser.com/how-industrial-seed-oils-are-making-us-sick/
After listening to interviews, I always read the comment section. There I gleaned a link to this 2019 article. I was shocked. These researchers found that 88% of American adults are metabolically unhealthy. Only 36.7% of men and 48.6% of women have a fasting glucose below 100 mg/dl and an HbA1c less than 5.7% - (this is the low range for pre-diabetes in the US). We’ve got to turn this around…
“Prevalence of Optimal Metabolic Health in American Adults”, 2-8-19
https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/met.2018.0105