EP 277: Something Different | Dr. Cate Shanahan — Vegetable Oils: History, Science, & How They Destroy Our Health
Episode description
Dr. Cate Shanahan, MD, has been studying vegetable oils since 2002. We talked about her background in biochemistry and what plastics have to do with seed oils, Henry Ford’s role in the history of seed oils, fatty acid chemistry and oxidation, how to avoid parkinsons and improve your mental health, her thoughts on sugar, fruit, and juice, the Hateful Eight, what Dr. Cate eats in a day, her new book Dark Calories, and more.
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Show Notes:
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Nuggets:
(00:00:00) – Intro
(00:03:56) – Dr. Cate’s education background
(00:07:52) – Polymerization & seed oils
(00:12:46) – Athletic background & health issues
(00:15:04) – What a healthy diet really is
(00:16:28) – Why do people defend seed oils?
(00:27:19) – The smoking analogy
(00:30:46) – A brief history of seed oils
(00:42:40) – Edward Bernays
(00:43:14) – Fatty acid chemistry & oxygen
(00:49:30) – Oxidation & oxidative stress
(00:56:55) – Rust, autophagy, & chronic disease
(01:00:32) – Changing your diet to prevent Parkinson's
(01:02:11) – Sugar & refined flour
(01:05:51) – Mental health
(01:10:41) – Sugar continued
(01:14:38) – Fruit, juice, & old food
(01:20:56) – The Hateful Eight
(01:24:22) – Clean Bite app
(01:25:54) – Palm, olive, avocado, & coconut oil
(01:27:34) – Adulterated food
(01:31:00) – What Dr. Cate eats in a day
(01:34:14) – Ancestral eating & Deep Nutrition
(01:35:00) – Her next course
(01:35:28) – Where to find Dr. Cate