Seed Oils: A Novel Industrial Food Worth Minimising (Not the Proven Poison, Not the Proven Health Food)

Summary

Industrial seed oils are a **genuinely novel food eaten at unprecedented volume** (linoleic acid went from ~2% to ~7%+ of calories in a century, soybean oil up over a thousandfold), promoted by an establishment with a documented conflict of interest, to replace traditional fats that were demonised on a saturated-fat premise that has since weakened — so the honest, recovery-posture verdict is **precautionary: minimise refined/industrial seed oils, especially repeatedly-fried ones, and don't fear traditional whole-food fats** — while being equally honest that the loud "seed oils are toxic and in