Dr. Chris Knobbe - 'Diseases of Civilization: Are Seed Oil Excesses the Unifying Mechanism?'

Why HN readers recommended it

HN commenters point to it in nutrition threads as the strongest case against seed oils, though it is a contested claim.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Low Carb Down Under

Topic

seed oils and health

Format

talk

Level

intermediate

HN recommenders in dataset

2

HN mentions in dataset

9

Recommendation years in dataset

2021–2023

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From the original HN conversations

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• I think the best talk of the health dangers of seed oils is in the following video: Dr. Chris Knobbe - 'Diseases of Civilization: Are Seed Oil Excesses the Unifying Mechanism?' [1] If you're short on time, you can skip directly to the trials data …

• Not all fats are created equal. There's data pointing that Omega-6 fatty acids (primarily vegetable/seed oils and trans fats) are harmful. See the following talk by Dr. Chris Knobbe: [VIDEO] You can jump here for the studies: [VIDEO]

• The idea that animal products are unhealthy seems to be misguided. It seems more likely that the supposedly "heart healthy" seed oils are causing heart disease. The Carnivore Code has some very good insights (at least in my opinion) [1] And this talk on how …