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> Vegetable oils, while nearly nonexistent a hundred years ago... Vs. > Such oils have been part of human culture for millennia. Oils such as poppy seed, rape
by AlexandrB 4y ago
> Vegetable oils, while nearly nonexistent a hundred years ago...
Vs.
> Such oils have been part of human culture for millennia. Oils such as poppy seed, rapeseed, linseed, almond oil, sesame seed, safflower, and cottonseed were variously used since at least the Bronze Age in the Middle East.[1]
Like, I don't know. Maybe seed oils are bad. But every article pushing this idea starts by wildly overstating the case and making assertions like this. To me this seems like another diet fad.
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetable_oil https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetable_oil
- prottog 4y agoThe citation for that sentence in the Wikipedia page is given as this news article: https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2014-12-17/ty-article/.premium/8-000-year-old-olive-oil-found-in-galilee/0000017f-e09f-d7b2-a77f-e39fbbbd0000 https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2014-12-17/ty-article/.p... Curiously, that article only mentions olive oil, which is not a seed oil under discussion, and actually makes no mention of "poppy seed, rapeseed, linseed, almond oil, sesame seed, safflower, and cottonseed" at all.
- pvaldes 4y agoOil painting show a well established and extensive production of vegetable oils since 15 century at least.
- skrbjc 4y agoFor non food purposes.