39. Vegetable Oils and Chronic Disease with Dr Chris Knobbe

Sunflower, canola and peanut oil are popular examples of seed/vegetable oils. You may have them stored in your kitchen cupboard right now. But how much do you trust an ingredient that's only 140 years old? As consumption rises over the decades, so does chronic disease. Where seed oils originated from lamp oil in the 1800's and was first rejected by consumers around the globe, does it make you wonder why we eat them so readily now with no question about how they affect our health? If you're wanting answers to your questions about these oils then Chris Knobbe is the one to go to. He's a physician, opthamologist, author and passionate researcher on the dangers of Westernised Diets and their high vegetable oil content. He's on a mission to prove the 'vegetable oil hypothesis' - that modern chronic disease is a result of rising vegetable oil consumption. 9:30 - This led Chris to write his controversial new book 'Ancestral Diet Revolution' 24:00 - Which vegetable oils to avoid because of their high linoleic acid content 27:00 - Up until the 1800’s (just before seed oils were consumed) we didn’t suffer with modern chronic disease, why?? 33:00 - The story of how Crisco introduced seed oils and trans fats first in the late 1800’s 41:00 - The mechanism of how seed oils cause chronic disease through oxidation 49:00 - How much linoelic acid is okay in the diet? 57:15 - The link between linoleic acid and obesity 1:09:00 - Should we be supplementing with Omega 3’s? 1:20:00 - Which fats are healthiest to cook with? 1:22:00 - The problem with olive oil 1:28:00 - The steps to a healthier diet, without seed oils Support Chris, visit his Non profit foundations Ancestral Health Foundation and Cure AMD Buy Ancestral Diet Revolution Visit Chris’ Facebook Page Follow Tamara on Instagram