Why I Don’t Use Seed Oils Anymore | Are Seed Oils Bad?
For years, vegetable oils were presented as the healthier alternative to traditional fats like butter. Part of that shift can be traced back to the work of Ancel Keys and the Seven Countries Study, which helped popularize the idea that saturated fat was a major driver of heart disease. The study became hugely influential in shaping low-fat dietary advice, even though its observational design and interpretation have been debated ever since. Vegetable oils then became almost impossible to avoid, appearing in everything from salad dressings and mayonnaise to protein bars, restaurant meals, chips, crackers, sauces, and foods marketed as “healthy.” I used to consume them too. But the more I learned about how these oils are produced, their high concentration of omega-6 linoleic acid, and what can happen...
