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Are Seed Oils Worse Than Sugar? What We Need To Know About Oils & What The Best & Worst Are | Chris Knobbe

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Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2024

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

138: IS OLIVE OIL A VEGETABLE OIL? -  this is just one of the many topics we go over in todays’ episode with Chris Knobbe, author of The Ancestral Diet Revolution. Chris is an expert in the field of all things seed and vegetable oils and we go over what the worst oils are, which ones to stay away from, as well as what oils - if any - oils are safe to consume and cook with and what the BEST fat to cook with actually is in his opinion. We also talk about how canola oil and rapeseed oil is slightly different and how canola oil is actually made....which may kinds of gross you out but is't insane you guys! - so much is covered in todays episode and if you've ever wondered about oils, are confused, or had questions about them this this is the episode for you! Topics Covered: → The difference between seed oils and whole seeds → Nut oils → The sunflower seed oil debate → Is Olive oil a vegetable oil? → Is coconut oil a vegetable oil? → How seed oil consumption worse than sugar consumption → How seed oils to blame for obesity → How consuming seed oils are worse than smoking → Eliminating seed oils to stop the progression of diseases → Statistics of seed oil consumption in the USA → Is flaxseed oil good or bad? → Worst oils to consume → Best oils to consume → The BEST fat to cook with → Omega 6 fatty acids → Health effects from consuming seed and vegetable oils Connect with Chris Knobbe and his foundation: → The Ancestral Diet Revolution → Website → Instagram → YouTube Sponsored By: → Beekeeper's Naturals | For 20% off, use code DIGEST at https://beekeepersnaturals.com/DIGEST → Bite | For 20% off, use code DIGEST at https://trybite.com/digest → ARMRA | For a discount use code DIGEST at tryarmra.com → Branch Basics | For 15% off starter kits, use code LILSIPPER at branchbasics.com/lilsipper Check Out Bethany: → Bethany's Pantry → Bethany’s Instagram: @lilsipper → Bethany’s Website → My Digestive Support Protein Powder → Gut Reset Book → Subscribe to my weekly newsletter (Friday Finds) → www.lilsipper.com/subscribe As always, if you have any questions for the show please email us at digestthispod@gmail.com.  And if you like this show, please share it, rate it, review it and subscribe to it on your favorite podcast app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

We went from 1.1% and 2.4 grams of omega-6 linoleic acid in 1865 to 29 grams and 11.8% of the diet as omega-6 linoleic acid in 2008.

0:15.8

That's an 11-fold increase in omega-6 LA between 1865 and 2008.

0:23.6

That is the recipe for disaster.

0:27.6

Hey guys, welcome to the Digest This Podcast.

0:32.6

I'm your host, Bethany Cameron, and today on the show we have Chris Canobi. And we are talking all about

0:39.3

vegetable and seed oils. And he reveals some shocking facts about these oils and why they are

0:46.1

actually worse than sugar and how they are the main contributor to our health. We go over what the

0:53.4

worst oils are, which ones to stay away from,

0:56.1

as well as what oils, if any, oils are safe to consume and cook with and what the best fat to cook

1:05.0

with actually is, in his opinion. We also talk about how canola oil and rapeseed oil is slightly different and how

1:13.9

canola oil is actually made, which you guys, it's kind of gross, but it's just insane. You guys have to

1:21.5

know. So much is covered in today's episode. And if you've ever wondered about oils are confused or had any

1:30.6

questions about them, this is the episode for you. Thank you so much Dr. Knobe for coming on

1:38.2

the show today. It's a pleasure. Yes, thanks for having me on, Bethany. It's my pleasure.

1:44.2

Awesome. All right. So before we actually dive in, I just like to ask you some rapid-fire questions,

1:51.0

and you can only answer yes or no.

1:54.8

Okay. So yes or no answers only. So is seed oil consumption worse than sugar consumption? Yes.

2:04.8

Are seed oils the main cause of chronic diseases? Yes. Are seed oils to blame for obesity?

2:15.2

Yes. Primarily. Yes. Is consuming seed oils the same as smoking? It's far worse.

2:26.5

Wow. So yes. Wow. Yes, but yes, but worse. Yes, but worse. Wow. Okay.

2:34.7

Can you stop the progression of diseases by simply eliminating seed oils?

2:42.7

Yes, sometimes.

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