Why the Carnivore and Anti-Seed Oil Movement Scares Me

This One’s Personal.

While updating our Client Onboarding Guidelines this week, I found myself going off on a bit of a rant.

Fifteen years ago, my cousin died of a heart attack. I was too broke to fly back for the funeral. I’ve regretted that ever since.

So when I see dangerous diet trends gaining traction — the kind that could quietly send someone else’s cousin to an early grave — I can’t stay quiet.

Let me be clear: I don’t dispute that some people have had success with the Carnivore diet in addressing certain health issues. That’s great, and I don’t take issue with people sharing those experiences.

What I do take issue with is when those anecdotes are twisted into broad recommendations. Worse: when they’re paired with anti-science claims about seed oils, and used to justify sky-high saturated fat intakes.

This boom in saturated-fat-pushing, seed-oil-demonizing advice?

It’s not going to end well for a lot of people.

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Further Reading

 📘 From Sigma Nutrition:

• ​Cholesterol, Lipoproteins & Lipids: Understanding CVD Risk​
• ​The Impact of Diet on Blood Lipids​
• ​How Diet Influences Heart Disease Risk​
• ​The History of Fat, Cholesterol & Heart Disease​ (Podcast)

🧠 From Uproot Nutrition:

• ​A Comprehensive Rebuttal to Seed Oil Sophistry​

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