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DARK Calories! How Vegetable Oils Destroy Your Health (& How You Can Get It Back) With Dr. Cate Shanahan

Aug 24, 2024
Dr. Cate Shanahan, a Cornell-trained physician-scientist and author, unpacks the shocking dangers of vegetable oils, labeling them a public health disaster. She discusses their role in uncontrollable hunger, blood sugar swings, and even mental health issues. Delving into oxidative stress, she contrasts these oils with sugar, emphasizing their detrimental impact on the body. Shanahan also critiques common misconceptions about canola oil and highlights the importance of fresh foods over processed alternatives, encouraging better dietary choices for overall health.
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Quick takeaways

  • The alarming toxicity of fast food fried in seed oils can be likened to the dangers of smoking, implying serious health risks for consumers.
  • Oxidative stress, exacerbated by the chronic intake of vegetable oils, contributes to a range of inflammatory and degenerative diseases.

Deep dives

Toxicity of Seed Oils Compared to Cigarettes

The consumption of fast food fried in seed oils has been shown to be extremely harmful, with research indicating that one french fry can equate to the toxicity of an entire cigarette. This finding highlights the alarming levels of alpha beta unsaturated aldehydes present in foods from major chains like McDonald's and Burger King. Parents who provide these foods to their children might as well be giving them cigarettes due to the comparable toxicity. This realization is not meant to shame parents but to expose the misleading claims surrounding the supposed heart-healthy nature of these oils.

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