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It is crazy how the "seed oil" term popped out of nowhere overnight, and not based on any sort of scientific or research revelation. On one hand, I don't use m

It is crazy how the "seed oil" term popped out of nowhere overnight, and not based on any sort of scientific or research revelation. On one hand, I don't use many seed oils at home. On the other hand, it seems like all this effort goes into singling out ingredients solely because they are cheap and available. And guess what, it probably doesn't matter what the ingredients are if they are going to go into cheap processed foods.

bediger4000 2y ago
Popped out on f nowhere? Do you suppose that some... campaign contributions... had something to do with this?
- Jtsummers 2y ago
  Possibly, but I'm pretty sure RFK Jr has been opposed to seed oils for a while. Where it came from, no clue but it's not out of nowhere. He's been pushing it at least since his presidential campaign and probably earlier.
- legitster 2y ago
  Specifically December 2021. https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=seed%20oils%20bad&date=all&geo=US https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=seed%20oils%20bad... Although I remember seeing a tweet or article before where someone actually predicted it coming. The tweet was just like "A public controversy about seed oils is coming and it's going to be weird." For the life of me I cannot remember where or who the prediction came from, but I really want to know what that guy knew.
jfengel 2y ago
It's not out of nowhere, exactly. It received some notoriety around 2006, when they were mentioned in "The Omnivore's Dilemma". He was particularly noting the differences between omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, and how corn products (including corn oil) were a huge fraction of the American diet. But the idea that they're poison... that's been a crank issue for a while. Nobody else heard of it until we put a crank in charge.
- legitster 2y ago
  I don't believe Pollan actually mentioned "seed oil" as a concept though. He criticized factory farming and also corn, but I don't think he went beyond specific ingredients or the macro level of industrial vegetable oils. And if anything, he helped solidify the desire for vegan-friendly oils in cooking.

bediger4000 2y ago

Popped out on f nowhere? Do you suppose that some... campaign contributions... had something to do with this?

Jtsummers 2y ago
Possibly, but I'm pretty sure RFK Jr has been opposed to seed oils for a while. Where it came from, no clue but it's not out of nowhere. He's been pushing it at least since his presidential campaign and probably earlier.
legitster 2y ago
Specifically December 2021. https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=seed%20oils%20bad&date=all&geo=US https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=seed%20oils%20bad... Although I remember seeing a tweet or article before where someone actually predicted it coming. The tweet was just like "A public controversy about seed oils is coming and it's going to be weird." For the life of me I cannot remember where or who the prediction came from, but I really want to know what that guy knew.

jfengel 2y ago

It's not out of nowhere, exactly. It received some notoriety around 2006, when they were mentioned in "The Omnivore's Dilemma". He was particularly noting the differences between omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, and how corn products (including corn oil) were a huge fraction of the American diet. But the idea that they're poison... that's been a crank issue for a while. Nobody else heard of it until we put a crank in charge.

legitster 2y ago
I don't believe Pollan actually mentioned "seed oil" as a concept though. He criticized factory farming and also corn, but I don't think he went beyond specific ingredients or the macro level of industrial vegetable oils. And if anything, he helped solidify the desire for vegan-friendly oils in cooking.