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Episode 150: Omega-6 Apocalypse: Vegetable Oils, Obesity, and Chronic Disease

The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony Chaffee

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The Rise of Vegetable Oils and its Correlation with Heart Disease

This chapter discusses the increase in vegetable oils and its correlation with heart disease. It explores the introduction of vegetable oils in the late 1800s and how it gradually became more prevalent. The chapter also highlights the belief in the 1950s and 1960s that saturated fat was the cause of heart disease, despite saturated fat levels remaining constant.

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