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The Danger of Seed Oils & Finding a Healthier Option - w/ Jeff Nobbs | Empowering Neurologist EP159

The Empowering Neurologist Podcast

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The Primary Fatty Acid That Causes Heart Disease

The primary fatty acid that has been linked to a number of health issues is called linoleic acid it's the most abundant omega 6 fat in our diet. Most real whole foods you advocate for are one two three maybe four percent linoleIC acid and these seed oils are upwards of 70 75 percent linoleic Acid. That particular fatty acid oxidizes quite easily so it's very unstable when we consume it, like a grenade exploding into shrapnel in our bodies. It leads to this step of oxidation free radical formation and ultimately inflammation and chronic disease what's it going?

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