Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

This Is One of the WORST Things You Can Eat!

May 18, 2024

08:33

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Learn about the worst food for liver health, seed oils. Discover how seed oils can cause oxidative damage, inflammation, and insulin resistance. Explore the myths and truths about liver health and the importance of avoiding seed oils in your diet.

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Seed oils high in omega-6 fats can damage the liver and cause inflammation, leading to oxidative damage.

The liver has the unique ability to regenerate fully, debunking myths about irreversible damage and toxin storage.

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Importance of Avoiding Seed Oils for Liver Health

Consuming seed oils, particularly omega-6 fatty acids, can have detrimental effects on liver health. The podcast highlights a study on rats that showed severe liver damage in the group fed corn oil, emphasizing the harmful impact of seed oils. These inflammatory oils, high in omega-6 fatty acids, can lead to free radical damage and inflammation, affecting liver function. To promote liver health, it is crucial to eliminate seed oils from the diet and prioritize omega-3 fatty acids for their anti-inflammatory properties.

Introduction

2min

Impact of Different Fats on Liver Health in Rats

3min

The Dangers of Seed Oils and the Importance of Healthy Fats

3min

In this podcast, we’re going to talk about one of the worst foods you could eat, especially for liver health. There are generally very few symptoms of liver problems. When I had liver problems, I experienced right shoulder blade pain and pain beneath my right rib cage.

It’s a myth that liver damage is permanent. The liver is one of the only organs that can regenerate itself 100%. Another myth is that the liver is filled with toxins. The liver detoxifies poisons, it doesn't store them.

The worst “food” or ingredient for your liver is seed oils. Seed oils are damaging, inflammatory, and high in omega-6 fats, specifically linoleic acid. Lard contains about 2.5% linoleic acid, and tallow only contains 0.7%. Corn oil contains 56.6% linoleic acid!

Seed oils contain oxidized linoleic acid that can cause significant oxidative damage in the body, especially in the liver and the nervous system.

The average diet is 25 to 30% seed oils, which is too much. Seed oils become lodged in our fat cells and the membranes surrounding the nervous system and can remain there for 2 to 3 years.

Seed oils can’t be used for energy. They inflame the liver and contribute to insulin resistance. You should avoid seed oils, including canola oil, soy oil, and cottonseed oil, which are commonly labeled as vegetable oil.

Always check food labels and avoid seed oils and foods that contain them. Replace seed oils with oils high in omega-3 fatty acids rather than omega-6. Reduce your consumption of grain-fed animal products and look for grass-fed meats.

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