Are seed oils bad for you? Here’s what an expert says

>> CORN OIL, CANOLA OIL, COTTONSEED OIL. GRAPESEED. SUNFLOWER SAFFLOWER SOYBEAN AND RICE BRAN OILS. >> IT’S A MOUTHFUL OF INGREDIENTS. YOU’LL PROBABLY FIND IN A LOT OF YOUR MEALS. SEED OILS ARE IN YOUR SALAD, DRESSING SNACKS AND ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES. MANY OF THEM HAVE BEEN BRANDED THE HATEFUL 8 CLAIMING THEYE BAD FOR YOU. >> BUT OUR SEED OILS REALLY DOING YOUR HEALTH DIRTY. IN TONIGHT’S COVER STORY, ONLY SARAH MANKIEWICZ FRYING UP THE FACTS TO FIND OUT. >> CUTTING OUT SEED OILS ISN’T SWAPPING OUT ONE OR 2 ITEMS ON YOUR GROCERY LIST. BECAUSE YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED TO KNOW JUST HOW MANY FOODS THEY’RE IT. AND I FEEL LIKE IF I LOOK AT SOMETHING THAT HAS A BUNCH OF INGREDIENTS ON HEAD, THAT’S FULL OF >> NONSENSE. I TRY AND NOT GET THAT. >> PEOPLE AREN’T JUST DITCHING PRODUCTS WITH CBD OILS. THEY’RE ALSO FINDING NEW WAYS TO COOK THEIR FAVORITE FOODS. OBVIOUSLY, A LOT OF PEOPLE USE PAM. I NOW USE THIS FROM TRADER JOE’S. IT’S AVOCADO OIL LOOKING CLOSER AT INGREDIENTS HAS BECOME SECOND NATURE FOR GABRIEL ACOSTA. SO THIS IS A YOGURT THAT I HAVE EVERY MORNING WHEN I MAKE MY YOGURT PROTEIN BOWLS AND HAS NO SEAT OILS, KNOW, CANOLA OILS, ANYTHING. IT’S SUPER CLEAN. EVER SINCE SOCIAL MEDIA STARTED RAISING A RED FLAG ABOUT OILS, IT WAS ALL MY PHONE AND I TRY NOT TO LISTEN TO EVERYTHING ON TIKTOK AND INSTAGRAM, BUT I SEE PEOPLE THAT DO BEFORE AND AFTERS WHEN THEY CHANGE THEIR DIET. AND I SAW GIRLS THAT JUST THEY LOOK BETTER. THEY FELT BETTER. THEY WERE GLOWING MORE AND I WAS LIKE, OKAY, LIKE LET ME TRY. SHE ALSO NOTICED INFLUENCERS TALKING ABOUT HEART HEALTH. WE HAVE HEART PROBLEMS IN MY FAMILY SO I CAN PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENINGTO ME. I ALWAYS TELL MY SISTERS, MY DAD GET THINGS WITH AVOCADO. OIL COCONUT OIL. THAT’S WHAT I WANT TO DO. TO FIND OUT OF C OILS ARE AS BAD AS INFLUENCERS ARE SAYING. WE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH NUTRITIONIST ERIKA GRAZIANI. YES OF THE SEED. OIL IS KIND OF A HOT TOPIC. I’VE HAD A LOT OF PATIENTS COMING IN AND SOMETIMES ARE ASKING ABOUT IT LIKE SO BAD. THE BOTTOM LINE JUST GENERALLY SPEAKING. NO, THEY’RE NOT TOXIC OR >> ITS NECESSARILY UNHEALTHY. THE GRAZIANI ADMITS IT’S A GRAY AREA SEAT. OILS ARE WIDELY USED IN A LOT OF THESE ULTRA PROCESSED FOODS. SO FOR EATING A LOT OF THOSE TYPES OF FOODS WERE ALSO GETTING EXTRA SAW EXTRA SUGARS, EXTRA. >> LOTS OF THINGS CINCY DOYLE’S ARE IN SO MANY DIFFERENT JUNK FOODS. GRAZIANI SAYS THEY’RE GETTING A BAD NAME. NOT BECAUSE THEY’RE BAD FOR YOU. THERE’S PLENTY OF HEALTHY FOODS THAT MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF THE SEED OILS THAT DOESN’T MAKE THEM UNHEALTHY BECAUSE IT CAN BE FOUND IN FOODS THAT ARE BAD FOR YOU LIKE MORE. THE ULTRA PROCESSED STUFF LIKE YOUR BAKED GOODS AND >> CHIPS AND CRACKERS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, WHICH I WASN’T LIKE REALLY HEALTH FOOD, BUT THERE’S A LOT OF REALLY GOOD NUTRIENT DENSE FOODS THAT MIGHT CONTAIN ME OF THE SEEOILS LIKE, YOU KNOW, AND YOUR WHOLE GRAIN BREADS, FOR EXAMPLE, SO WELL COST IS CUTTING OUT SEED OILS. SHE’S ALSO LOOKING TO CUT OUT OTHER INGREDIENTS FROM HER DIET, EVEN IF IT’S LIKE SEAT OILS ARE BAD FOR YOU ALL KIND OF THING. WOULD YOU STILL KIND OF LOOK FOR THOSE LIKE INGREDIENTS AND STILL CLEANING? I THINK SO. YEAH. AND IF YOU DON’T YOU WRITE THEN LIKE, WHAT’