Hi Jordan,
Curious to hear what you think of processed oils. There is so much in the nutrition world claiming these oils are the real poison causing diseases etc. I’ve started to look at more ingredient labels and they are in EVERYTHING. Should we be avoiding them like all of these so called experts are telling us to do?
Thanks!
Ryan
Hey Ryan,
Thanks for the post and I hope you’re doing well.
I think It is very difficult to implicate a single food, macro, or group of foods as “good” or “bad”. I don’t think that’s a productive way to view things, as the entire diet and individual’s circumstance are both germane to the question. Additionally, “processed oils” isn’t specific, as nearly all oils are processed. In other words, getting you 100% extra virgin olive oil requires some processing. Alternatively, you may be referring to partially hydrogenated oils- though I am unsure. Finally, I disagree that there is much direct evidence suggesting a particular group of oils cause most of Western disease. Too many calories? Sure, though that’s not particularly helpful either.
I don’t think I have any particular thoughts on specific types of oils other than individuals should generally avoid trans fats, keep saturated fat intake <10% of total daily calories, and eat the appropriate amount of calories per day to support a healthy bodyweight.
A few things come to mind here.
First, what is a “processed oil”? Doesn’t any oil have to go through some sort of extraction process to get it out of what it’s in? Does that mean any cooking oil is a “processed oil”?
Second, given what BBM routinely talks about regarding the nutrition world at large and being able to point to a single “cause” of all disease, what do you think the BBM opinion might be?
Yes I was referring to partially hydrogenated oils since I eat them in one form or another probably daily. Thanks for the response Jordan!
There’s a claim from a whole school of gurus on Twitter that claim “seed oils” like canola oil (rapeseed) are responsible for many problems that people have with nutrition and health.
Citation desperately needed.
I think what they refer to are the for humans untypical O6:O3 fats ratio that results from diets high in most typical seed oils. If this alone causes issues I don‘t know. What‘s more though is that polyunsaturated fats are less stable than monos or especially saturated fats, meaning they get rancid earlier and don‘t resist high cooking temperatures as well but not sure of the implications thereof either.
I personally simply limit my oil usage to a little butter, olive or coconut oil for cooking, a little olive oil for when I eat salads and other than that just limit my fat intake to whats comes naturally in whole foods and stuff like low fat milk, meat, fish etc. to stay around my macros… I think that will be fine enough long term coupled with lifting and keeping a reasonable waist size to stay healthy.
Yea, but this is all made up BS and is not supported via any form of clinical evidence. So, we reject it and assume the null until presented with evidence.
Depending on other factors, I would be inclined to agree.
Are the vegetable oils more prone to oxidation when heated? Is this bad for your body?