Paul Saladino

So in 1900— there were no seed oils, essentially. Maybe the first seed oil was like 1860, but there were no seed oils in the American food chain until 1911, when Procter & Gamble made Crisco, which was partially hydrogenated cotton seed oil. So in 1900, there were no seed oils.

So in 1900— there were no seed oils, essentially. Maybe the first seed oil was like 1860, but there were no seed oils in the American food chain until 1911, when Procter & Gamble made Crisco, which was partially hydrogenated cotton seed oil. So in 1900, there were no seed oils.

So in 1900— there were no seed oils, essentially. Maybe the first seed oil was like 1860, but there were no seed oils in the American food chain until 1911, when Procter & Gamble made Crisco, which was partially hydrogenated cotton seed oil. So in 1900, there were no seed oils.

And this is just an association, but I think it's an important thing to note for the whole conversation, because inevitably, when we talk about seed oils, we will talk about saturated fat. So rates of heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, obesity, every chronic illness were a fraction of what they are today in 1900. And we were eating 98, 99% of our fat as beef tallow, butter, ghee, and lard.

And this is just an association, but I think it's an important thing to note for the whole conversation, because inevitably, when we talk about seed oils, we will talk about saturated fat. So rates of heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, obesity, every chronic illness were a fraction of what they are today in 1900. And we were eating 98, 99% of our fat as beef tallow, butter, ghee, and lard.

And this is just an association, but I think it's an important thing to note for the whole conversation, because inevitably, when we talk about seed oils, we will talk about saturated fat. So rates of heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, obesity, every chronic illness were a fraction of what they are today in 1900. And we were eating 98, 99% of our fat as beef tallow, butter, ghee, and lard.

There were no seed oils. And olive oil wasn't a big portion of our diet in 1900. There was no such thing as avocado oil. So most of our fat was animal fat in 1900. And the association there is striking to say, okay, we've had periods in recorded history not too long ago when we had almost all of our cooking fat was animal fat. And heart disease wasn't through the roof.

There were no seed oils. And olive oil wasn't a big portion of our diet in 1900. There was no such thing as avocado oil. So most of our fat was animal fat in 1900. And the association there is striking to say, okay, we've had periods in recorded history not too long ago when we had almost all of our cooking fat was animal fat. And heart disease wasn't through the roof.

There were no seed oils. And olive oil wasn't a big portion of our diet in 1900. There was no such thing as avocado oil. So most of our fat was animal fat in 1900. And the association there is striking to say, okay, we've had periods in recorded history not too long ago when we had almost all of our cooking fat was animal fat. And heart disease wasn't through the roof.

So any hypothesis, any assertion that saturated fat causes heart disease needs to be questioned on historical basis from the get-go. Seed oils came in in 1911. Procter & Gamble made Crisco. They had slow adoption into our food supply, I would say, over the next 40 years.

So any hypothesis, any assertion that saturated fat causes heart disease needs to be questioned on historical basis from the get-go. Seed oils came in in 1911. Procter & Gamble made Crisco. They had slow adoption into our food supply, I would say, over the next 40 years.

So any hypothesis, any assertion that saturated fat causes heart disease needs to be questioned on historical basis from the get-go. Seed oils came in in 1911. Procter & Gamble made Crisco. They had slow adoption into our food supply, I would say, over the next 40 years.

In 1940s, with World War II, canola oil was produced for the first time, and it was used on ships because the seed oils stay slippery when they're wet. They're used as engine lubricants. Previously, they'd been engine lubricants or lamp oils. So 1940s, canola oil gets produced. Canola is an acronym that stands for Canadian oil low acid. There's no such thing as a canola plant.

In 1940s, with World War II, canola oil was produced for the first time, and it was used on ships because the seed oils stay slippery when they're wet. They're used as engine lubricants. Previously, they'd been engine lubricants or lamp oils. So 1940s, canola oil gets produced. Canola is an acronym that stands for Canadian oil low acid. There's no such thing as a canola plant.

In 1940s, with World War II, canola oil was produced for the first time, and it was used on ships because the seed oils stay slippery when they're wet. They're used as engine lubricants. Previously, they'd been engine lubricants or lamp oils. So 1940s, canola oil gets produced. Canola is an acronym that stands for Canadian oil low acid. There's no such thing as a canola plant.

It's a rapeseed plant. So that's just a canola oil sidebar. And I'll come back to canola oil. And then since 1940s, we've had the introduction of various oils into our food supply. Soybean oil, corn oil, canola, safflower, sunflower, peanut. These are all seed oils. Anything that comes from a seed is a seed oil in terms of an oil that comes from a seed.

It's a rapeseed plant. So that's just a canola oil sidebar. And I'll come back to canola oil. And then since 1940s, we've had the introduction of various oils into our food supply. Soybean oil, corn oil, canola, safflower, sunflower, peanut. These are all seed oils. Anything that comes from a seed is a seed oil in terms of an oil that comes from a seed.

It's a rapeseed plant. So that's just a canola oil sidebar. And I'll come back to canola oil. And then since 1940s, we've had the introduction of various oils into our food supply. Soybean oil, corn oil, canola, safflower, sunflower, peanut. These are all seed oils. Anything that comes from a seed is a seed oil in terms of an oil that comes from a seed.

It's important to understand that olive and avocado are fruit oils. And I'll talk about those later. But those are not seeds. We don't make avocado oil from an avocado seed. We make it from the actual avocado pulp from the fruit. And olives are made from the fruit of the olive, not the seed of the olive. So there's a big difference.

It's important to understand that olive and avocado are fruit oils. And I'll talk about those later. But those are not seeds. We don't make avocado oil from an avocado seed. We make it from the actual avocado pulp from the fruit. And olives are made from the fruit of the olive, not the seed of the olive. So there's a big difference.