Why are seed oils unhealthy?
Why Seed Oils Are the Biggest Threat to Your Health Seed oils, also known as vegetable oils, or more precisely as The Hateful Eight, are not benign. To best understand why seed oils are harmful, we need to understand a biological process called oxidative stress. Oxidative stress: the great disease promoter. Understanding oxidative stress is crucial if you’re interested in health or nutrition science. I have spent over two decades researching various diets and their ability to prevent or promote oxidative stress. Oxidative stress is the root cellular process driving all known diseases. It occurs when free radicals—unstable molecules—overwhelm the…