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"Evolutionarily appropriate food" doesn't mean anything because it doesn't answer the question of whether something is correlated with better or worse health ou
by hombre_fatal 3y ago
"Evolutionarily appropriate food" doesn't mean anything because it doesn't answer the question of whether something is correlated with better or worse health outcomes when put to the test. Just surviving into reproductive age isn't the standard we have for ourselves. We want to live into old age.
Instead of using the narratives in your post to reach a conclusion, your question should be: what does the science show on unsaturated fats and vegetable oils? What is the direction of effect on our health?
So far it seems that vegetable oils like canola oil are neutral at worst and health-promoting at best. Here's a review of the metaanalyses on the topic: https://www.the-nutrivore.com/post/a-comprehensive-rebuttal-to-seed-oil-sophistry https://www.the-nutrivore.com/post/a-comprehensive-rebuttal-...