The Dr. Hyman Show The Truth About Seed Oils, Protein & What’s Actually Making Us Sick | Simon Hill
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Aug 13, 2025 
In this engaging discussion, nutrition researcher Simon Hill shares his expertise on cutting through health misinformation. He tackles the hot topics of seed oils, debunking myths and emphasizing the importance of evidence-based choices. Hill highlights the significance of personalized nutrition and the role of overall food quality over individual nutrients. He advocates for mindful eating, especially in relation to protein requirements for aging adults, and encourages critical thinking about dietary fats as trends evolve.
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Context Trumps Single-Nutrient Verdicts
- The net health effect of a nutrient depends on dose, what it replaces, and the food context around it.
- Oversimplifying fats or isolating one nutrient often misleads because swaps rarely occur in isolation.
Ultra-Processed Foods Drive Chronic Disease
- The rise in ultra-processed, hyperpalatable foods explains chronic disease trends better than just seed oil consumption.
- Seed oils increased historically, but the bigger driver is the food environment and calorie surplus.
Tissue Linoleic Acid Predicts Lower Risk
- Biomarkers like red blood cell and adipose linoleic acid link higher linoleic intake to lower heart-disease and mortality risk.
- LDL cholesterol reduction likely explains part of the observed cardiovascular benefit of replacing saturated fat with PUFA.
