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Last Updated : 24 January 2025 Table of contents Seed oils are oils extracted from the seeds of various plants. You’ll recognise them as rapeseed (or canola), corn (maize), cottonseed, grapeseed, soybean, sunflower, safflower, and rice bran oil. They’re affordable, have a high smoke point (meaning …
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In his big inauguration day speech at Capitol One Arena, President Trump declared that we will “Make America Healthy Again.” The next day his administration named a career junk food lobbyist as chief of staff to the federal agency that oversees the nation’s food and nutrition guidelines. Kailee …
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The truth lies in the research. Dr. Roxie Becker does a deep dive into the data surrounding the controversial cooking oils. In a conversation with “The Weight Loss Champion” Chuck Carroll, Dr. Becker highlights misinformation surrounding seed oils, particularly the claim that they are inflammatory. …
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A year or two ago, chances are you’d never given much thought to the concept of “seed oils.” But in 2025, they’re becoming harder to ignore. On social media and popular podcasts, wellness influencers warn of the dangers of consuming the “Hateful Eight”: canola, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, rice …
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The world of nutrition is fraught with controversial online debates. From the relevance of glucose levels to what constitutes an ultra-processed food, to how much protein we need. But no subject gets people as riled up as humble seed oils. A lot of wellbeing influencers are not exactly fans. …
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The seed oil versus animal fat debate has gone from a niche topic among wellness influencers on social media to an entire movement.Perhaps you’ve already heard of the “Hateful Eight” — not the movie, but the list of oils to supposedly avoid, including canola and corn. Seed oil naysayers claim these …
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Videos about the ‘hateful eight’ seed oils have been popping up on social media telling viewers to avoid eight common seed oils that they say are harmful to consume. These videos say that the oils are bad because they contain high levels of omega-6 fatty acids but this isn’t backed up by research, …
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Seed oils are under fire from thousands of social media health and wellness influencers who claim that they are damaging to your health. Dubbed the “hateful eight” on internet forums, canola, corn, cottonseed, soybean, sunflower, safflower, grapeseed, and rice bran oils, have been called “toxic” …
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“If the nonsensical fear of seed oils could be used as fuel, our rockets would have reached Jupiter by now.” With that blazing opener, Krish Ashok — author of Masala Lab, science communicator, and self-professed kitchen nerd — tore into the rising tide of fearmongering around seed oils in a recent …
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If you’ve ever tried Whole30, have thought about going keto, or have done research about creating a well-balanced lifestyle around food lately, you’ve probably run into some chatter around seed oils. Spoken about as a giant monolith, influencers and foodies alike claim seed oils responsible for …
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