Seed oils didn’t start on your plate… they began in the 19th century as fertilizer and machine lubricant ⚙️🤯… before sneaking into our food.
But no one was dumb enough to eat engine lubricant — so the food industry had to come up with something. 😡💰
Enter Procter & Gamble: they paid the American Heart Association to blame animal fat for heart disease instead of seed oils. Complete lies. 💸💊
They didn’t stop there. They tricked the public into believing ultra-processed seed oils were “heart healthy.” 🛒💥
And people bought it. 😳
Traditional animal fats 🥚🧈 were swapped for industrial oils… and what followed? A disaster. 📉💀
📈 Chronic disease exploded: obesity, heart disease, neurological disorders, cancer — you name it. Our health suffered. 💔
Today, the average American gets 25% of calories from this engine lubricant. 🤢💀
✅ The solution?
Choose animal fats 🥩🥚🧈
Read ingredients before buying 🧐
Load up on antioxidants like vitamin A, C & E 🍖🥚
⚔️ Together, we can turn this around. Reject seed oils. Embrace animal fats. 💪🔥
1: Machine Lubricant as “Heart Healthy”
Imagine convincing the public that machine lubricant belongs on their dinner plate. That’s exactly what Big Food did with seed oils. Originally marketed for industrial purposes, seed oils like cottonseed and canola were chemically processed, deodorized, and then dressed up as “heart healthy.” The real joke is on us — decades of rising heart disease, obesity, and inflammation followed.
2: Butter, Olive Oil, and Seed Oils
Every civilization prized real fats. Vikings churned butter. Romans treasured olive oil. But seed oils? Those came not from tradition but from 20th-century oil tycoons. These industrial oils weren’t a natural evolution of human diets — they were a profit scheme. Unlike butter or olive oil, seed oils never had a place in ancestral foodways.
3: From Engine Shops to Grocery Shelves
Canola oil used to sit in mechanic shops, not kitchens. In fact, it was known as an engine lubricant before slick marketing campaigns rebranded it as a food. Fast forward, and the average American now consumes seed oils daily, with nearly a quarter of their caloric intake coming from these products. Industrial lubricants never belonged in human physiology — yet now they’re marketed as food staples.
4: Explaining to Family
Anyone who has tried explaining the dangers of seed oils to loved ones knows the feeling: you start calm and logical, and before long you’re shouting like a warrior on the battlefield. But the frustration is real — seed oils are hiding in everything from salad dressings to chips. Knowing the truth means wanting to protect those you love, even if they look at you like you’ve lost it.
5: Garbage to Food
In the 1800s, cottonseed was trash. It was first used as fertilizer, then livestock feed, and finally repurposed for industrial lubricants. When cattle fed seed oils developed health problems and heart disease, the oils were simply rerouted into human food. What was garbage became dinner. This was never about health — it was about making profit from industrial waste.
6: “Heart Healthy” Seed Oils
Mainstream health guidelines tell you to replace butter and animal fat with seed oils. But studies show diets high in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) accelerate signs of aging, oxidative stress, and inflammation. While saturated fat supports stable cell membranes and hormone health, seed oils destabilize them, driving premature aging and metabolic dysfunction. “Heart healthy” is just marketing spin.
7: Premature Aging by 20 Years
High-PUFA diets don’t just inflame the body — they age it. Research has shown that people consuming high levels of seed oils often display physical signs of aging far beyond their years. In contrast, diets rich in saturated fats provide resilience against oxidative damage. In other words: seed oils wrinkle you, while animal fats protect you.
8: Seed Oils and Chronic Disease
Doctors are finally starting to sound the alarm. Industrial oils used in millions of kitchens are now linked to rising rates of colon cancer in young people. Chronic exposure to seed oils is associated with inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and a higher risk of obesity and neurodegenerative disease. Far from “heart healthy,” they are fueling the modern chronic disease crisis.
9: How to Detox Seed Oils
Thankfully, there’s a way back. Swap seed oils for traditional animal fats like butter, ghee, and tallow, rich in protective stearic acid. Support your system with vitamin E to counter rancid lipids, and balance omega-6 with omega-3. Fasting helps the body recycle damaged fats, while whole foods provide antioxidant support. And yes, Carnivore Bars are a simple, seed oil–free way to fuel your body without toxins.
Closing
Seed oils are the biggest scam of the past century — sold as food, branded as healthy, and consumed in massive amounts despite never belonging in the human diet. From machine lubricants to “heart healthy” labels, the deception has cost us dearly in health and longevity. But we can reclaim our vitality by rejecting industrial oils and returning to real fats. The solution is simple: eat like our ancestors, not like an engine.
References
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- DiNicolantonio, James J., and James H. O’Keefe. "Omega-6 vegetable oils as a driver of coronary heart disease: the oxidized linoleic acid hypothesis." Open Heart 5.2 (2018): e000898.
- Hooper, Lee, et al. "Reduction in saturated fat intake for cardiovascular disease." Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 8 (2020).
👉 Found limited benefit of lowering saturated fat and raised questions about replacement oils. - De Souza, Russell J., et al. "Saturated and trans fatty acids and risk of all cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies." BMJ 351 (2015): h3978.
- Liu, Richard H., et al. "Consumption of ultra-processed foods and risk of cancer: results from NutriNet-Santé prospective cohort." BMJ 360 (2018): k322.