Paul Saladino

Like we were, the companies were proud of the fact that they were using these polyunsaturated oils because for so long we have been told that polyunsaturated fats are heart healthy and saturated fats are heart unhealthy. and we've got it all reversed. It's all backwards. It's all backwards.

Like we were, the companies were proud of the fact that they were using these polyunsaturated oils because for so long we have been told that polyunsaturated fats are heart healthy and saturated fats are heart unhealthy. and we've got it all reversed. It's all backwards. It's all backwards.

Like we were, the companies were proud of the fact that they were using these polyunsaturated oils because for so long we have been told that polyunsaturated fats are heart healthy and saturated fats are heart unhealthy. and we've got it all reversed. It's all backwards. It's all backwards.

So the reason it's backwards is because polyunsaturated fats are fragile, and they become incorporated into all the membranes of our cells. And there are multiple studies showing that when we have more polyunsaturated fats in our diet, specifically seed oils, this LDL, which is often termed bad cholesterol, is more likely to oxidize, more likely to become damaged in our bloodstream.

So the reason it's backwards is because polyunsaturated fats are fragile, and they become incorporated into all the membranes of our cells. And there are multiple studies showing that when we have more polyunsaturated fats in our diet, specifically seed oils, this LDL, which is often termed bad cholesterol, is more likely to oxidize, more likely to become damaged in our bloodstream.

So the reason it's backwards is because polyunsaturated fats are fragile, and they become incorporated into all the membranes of our cells. And there are multiple studies showing that when we have more polyunsaturated fats in our diet, specifically seed oils, this LDL, which is often termed bad cholesterol, is more likely to oxidize, more likely to become damaged in our bloodstream.

And that leads to heart disease in so many steps. Again, we also have to talk about the cholesterol piece and the heart disease piece with all this. So it's a little involved and it's tricky. The idea is that polyunsaturated fats lower cholesterol a little bit, saturated fats raise cholesterol a little bit.

And that leads to heart disease in so many steps. Again, we also have to talk about the cholesterol piece and the heart disease piece with all this. So it's a little involved and it's tricky. The idea is that polyunsaturated fats lower cholesterol a little bit, saturated fats raise cholesterol a little bit.

And that leads to heart disease in so many steps. Again, we also have to talk about the cholesterol piece and the heart disease piece with all this. So it's a little involved and it's tricky. The idea is that polyunsaturated fats lower cholesterol a little bit, saturated fats raise cholesterol a little bit.

So we've been told the polyunsaturated fats are healthy, and yet humans are eating less saturated fat, more polyunsaturated fats, and rates of heart disease are still skyrocketing, right? So it didn't do anything, it didn't fix The epidemic of heart disease, clearly we've missed the boat here.

So we've been told the polyunsaturated fats are healthy, and yet humans are eating less saturated fat, more polyunsaturated fats, and rates of heart disease are still skyrocketing, right? So it didn't do anything, it didn't fix The epidemic of heart disease, clearly we've missed the boat here.

So we've been told the polyunsaturated fats are healthy, and yet humans are eating less saturated fat, more polyunsaturated fats, and rates of heart disease are still skyrocketing, right? So it didn't do anything, it didn't fix The epidemic of heart disease, clearly we've missed the boat here.

And I would say we went in the completely wrong direction, especially since the 1980s, the consumption of soybean oil is the major seed oil consumed by humans, has gone through the roof. And I mentioned this earlier in the podcast, you can look at human fatty tissue, adipose tissue, and you can see that over the last 60 to 80 years, we are really polyunsaturating ourselves.

And I would say we went in the completely wrong direction, especially since the 1980s, the consumption of soybean oil is the major seed oil consumed by humans, has gone through the roof. And I mentioned this earlier in the podcast, you can look at human fatty tissue, adipose tissue, and you can see that over the last 60 to 80 years, we are really polyunsaturating ourselves.

And I would say we went in the completely wrong direction, especially since the 1980s, the consumption of soybean oil is the major seed oil consumed by humans, has gone through the roof. And I mentioned this earlier in the podcast, you can look at human fatty tissue, adipose tissue, and you can see that over the last 60 to 80 years, we are really polyunsaturating ourselves.

When we eat polyunsaturated fat, we hold onto it. Our bodies don't make polyunsaturated fat. Do you remember earlier when I talked about pigs and chickens as monogastric animals? These animals don't make polyunsaturated fats either. Ruminants can make polyunsaturated fats. So they don't hold on to polyunsaturated fats. They can get rid of them and they can make them.

When we eat polyunsaturated fat, we hold onto it. Our bodies don't make polyunsaturated fat. Do you remember earlier when I talked about pigs and chickens as monogastric animals? These animals don't make polyunsaturated fats either. Ruminants can make polyunsaturated fats. So they don't hold on to polyunsaturated fats. They can get rid of them and they can make them.

When we eat polyunsaturated fat, we hold onto it. Our bodies don't make polyunsaturated fat. Do you remember earlier when I talked about pigs and chickens as monogastric animals? These animals don't make polyunsaturated fats either. Ruminants can make polyunsaturated fats. So they don't hold on to polyunsaturated fats. They can get rid of them and they can make them.

We cannot make polyunsaturated fats. So we need a little bit. And historically as humans, we had a small amount of polyunsaturated fat in our diet, both as omega-3 and as omega-6. And omega-6 is the linoleic acid. Omega-3 is the kind of stuff you get from fish, generally speaking. Omega-6 and omega-3 have different pathways in the human body in terms of the downstream metabolites.

We cannot make polyunsaturated fats. So we need a little bit. And historically as humans, we had a small amount of polyunsaturated fat in our diet, both as omega-3 and as omega-6. And omega-6 is the linoleic acid. Omega-3 is the kind of stuff you get from fish, generally speaking. Omega-6 and omega-3 have different pathways in the human body in terms of the downstream metabolites.