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The $100 Billion Dollar Ingredient making your Food Toxic

Joseph Everett - WIL · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Nutrition & diet science

What it is

A What I've Learned video arguing that industrial seed and vegetable oils have displaced saturated fats and harmed health. It covers the history of vegetable oils, the American Heart Association's role, and rising consumption.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters recommend it as an accessible summary of the case against seed oils, and some say it changed what fats they cook with.

  • 5 people recommended it
  • 5 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “one of the most important ones imo being the one on seed oils”

    One of the most important videos on seed oils

    ComradePhil, 2022-04 · Strong recommendation · in “Why didn't our ancient ancestors get cavities?”

  2. “Very interesting video about this and more from What I've Learned”

    History of vegetable oils replacing saturated fats

    bavell, 2021-11 · Recommendation · in “Fatty acid found in palm oil linked to spread of cancer”

  3. “I saw this video about seed oils a few months back.[1] Some of the information there tracked stuff I have been reading for a while.”

    Seed oil information that led commenter to switch fats

    sinyug, 2022-02 · Recommendation · in “Soybean oil affects hypothalamus, causes genetic changes in mice: study (2020)”

  4. “Vegetable oil processing and health effects”

    shaicoleman, 2022-02 · Recommendation · in “Soybean oil affects hypothalamus, causes genetic changes in mice: study (2020)”

  5. “a very good summary on the industrialized oils and they alternatives”

    Summary of industrialized oils and alternatives

    OgAstorga, 2022-10 · Recommendation · in “Only virgin type of olive oil consumption reduces the risk of mortality: study”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: seed oils, vegetable oils, omega-6, nutrition, heart association

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