Thank you!! I’ve been working to rid seed oils from my diet for a couple of years now (they are in everything!). But what I’ve also noticed is an improvement in my shortness of breath!! Reduced!! Amazing!! Anyway, thank you for this important info!! 😊
That’s amazing! It’s wild how cutting out seed oils can have such unexpected (but awesome) benefits. So glad to hear you’re feeling the difference! They really are in everything, but once you start avoiding them, it gets easier. Keep going! And if you ever need anything or have questions, feel free to reach out—I’m always happy to help!
If one has been taking 50 gms of seed oil every day and found that stopping them over two years has improved shortness of breath, one can concede the effect, even though one does not know what is the related biological mechanism. But if one’s consumption is the normal 15 gms max, then the improvement must be due to something else, even fortuitous. It should take 10-15 years, even a generation to know the benefit of an oil consumption pattern change, provided every other life style factor remain the same.
I am 80, a PhD in organic chemistry, from India. My long industrial R&D carrier included a stint in edible oils early on, a subject in which I have kept reading interest through all these years. I am long retired too. I do not accept the convoluted theories about seed oils. India, the oldest living and thriving culture in the world, has traditionally used seed oils only from time immemorial - mustard, peanut, sesame, coconut being the ones depending on the region. We did not become a completely sick population as a result of the perceived damages from seed oils. We have thrived through a hundred generations. Now, I find that in the last 30 odd years, refined sunflower oil has become the top consumption here. The oil may have been known in the past, but it is imports plus local farming plus abundant refining capacity that has pushed this change. This oil is rich in w-6 ( linoleic acid), the villain behind the tirade against seed oils in the West. We have to wait for atleast,one more generation of this use pattern to see any deleterious effect in the population. With the guideline awareness rapidly increasing, this short trend here might yet change.
Over decades the guidelines have shifted, changed and reversed. With immense quantity of research in recent times, I feel the guidelines now offered are well grounded and here to stay. The old guideline that oils rich in oleic acid ( olive oil) still stays. In India, we have somewhat less superior, but still options exist with good levels of oleic acid ( peanut oil, rice bran oil, palm oil). Another old guideline that saturate rich oils and fats are bad is now reversed. They are ok, not to be shunned. Recall that this old guideline was the reason why seed oils gained a lot in the West in recent generations - cotton seed, soybean, corn and now sunflower. With this one can go back to consuming dairy fat and animal fat. Third. A generation ago, poly unsaturated fats ( PUFA), the main constituents of seed oils in general, were the darling of dieticians and nutritionists - as being very good for cardiac health. Now, the most abundant part of PUFA, which is w-6, is now derecommended, based on inflammation trigger considerations. Atleast, there is no harm now in accepting this verdict and shunning w-6 rich oils ( e.g. normal sunflower oil). The beneficial component of PUFA, which is w-3 fatty acids, is present only in marine foods. The type of w-3 present in plant kingdom, not so abundant, is also inferior.
For the Western populations, there are good options, ideally a mix of them, based on these considerations. Fish and Olive oil. Animal fats like lard. Dairy fats. Oil from the consumption of nuts like almond, pistachio, walnuts, peacan nuts etc. Peanut oil, Palm oil, that are low in w-6. Keep using a mix of them, depending on the cooking needs and processes. And final word - moderation. If you stick to it, there is no need to be paranoid about what oil you want to consume.
Thank you!! I’ve been working to rid seed oils from my diet for a couple of years now (they are in everything!). But what I’ve also noticed is an improvement in my shortness of breath!! Reduced!! Amazing!! Anyway, thank you for this important info!! 😊
That’s amazing! It’s wild how cutting out seed oils can have such unexpected (but awesome) benefits. So glad to hear you’re feeling the difference! They really are in everything, but once you start avoiding them, it gets easier. Keep going! And if you ever need anything or have questions, feel free to reach out—I’m always happy to help!
I use coconut oil and peanut oil
If one has been taking 50 gms of seed oil every day and found that stopping them over two years has improved shortness of breath, one can concede the effect, even though one does not know what is the related biological mechanism. But if one’s consumption is the normal 15 gms max, then the improvement must be due to something else, even fortuitous. It should take 10-15 years, even a generation to know the benefit of an oil consumption pattern change, provided every other life style factor remain the same.
I am 80, a PhD in organic chemistry, from India. My long industrial R&D carrier included a stint in edible oils early on, a subject in which I have kept reading interest through all these years. I am long retired too. I do not accept the convoluted theories about seed oils. India, the oldest living and thriving culture in the world, has traditionally used seed oils only from time immemorial - mustard, peanut, sesame, coconut being the ones depending on the region. We did not become a completely sick population as a result of the perceived damages from seed oils. We have thrived through a hundred generations. Now, I find that in the last 30 odd years, refined sunflower oil has become the top consumption here. The oil may have been known in the past, but it is imports plus local farming plus abundant refining capacity that has pushed this change. This oil is rich in w-6 ( linoleic acid), the villain behind the tirade against seed oils in the West. We have to wait for atleast,one more generation of this use pattern to see any deleterious effect in the population. With the guideline awareness rapidly increasing, this short trend here might yet change.
Over decades the guidelines have shifted, changed and reversed. With immense quantity of research in recent times, I feel the guidelines now offered are well grounded and here to stay. The old guideline that oils rich in oleic acid ( olive oil) still stays. In India, we have somewhat less superior, but still options exist with good levels of oleic acid ( peanut oil, rice bran oil, palm oil). Another old guideline that saturate rich oils and fats are bad is now reversed. They are ok, not to be shunned. Recall that this old guideline was the reason why seed oils gained a lot in the West in recent generations - cotton seed, soybean, corn and now sunflower. With this one can go back to consuming dairy fat and animal fat. Third. A generation ago, poly unsaturated fats ( PUFA), the main constituents of seed oils in general, were the darling of dieticians and nutritionists - as being very good for cardiac health. Now, the most abundant part of PUFA, which is w-6, is now derecommended, based on inflammation trigger considerations. Atleast, there is no harm now in accepting this verdict and shunning w-6 rich oils ( e.g. normal sunflower oil). The beneficial component of PUFA, which is w-3 fatty acids, is present only in marine foods. The type of w-3 present in plant kingdom, not so abundant, is also inferior.
For the Western populations, there are good options, ideally a mix of them, based on these considerations. Fish and Olive oil. Animal fats like lard. Dairy fats. Oil from the consumption of nuts like almond, pistachio, walnuts, peacan nuts etc. Peanut oil, Palm oil, that are low in w-6. Keep using a mix of them, depending on the cooking needs and processes. And final word - moderation. If you stick to it, there is no need to be paranoid about what oil you want to consume.