Nina Teicholz - 'Vegetable Oils: The Unknown Story'
Why Hacker News recommends it
Several HN commenters say it was memorable or life-changing and use it to argue against seed oils.
What it is
Nina Teicholz, author of The Big Fat Surprise, speaks at Low Carb Gold Coast 2017 about the history and health implications of vegetable and seed oils. She covers the political and institutional forces behind dietary fat advice.
Recommended by 3 HN commenters across 6 different months, 2018 to 2023.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec jononomo · 2020-12 · on “My Hunt for the Original McDonald’s French-Fry Recipe”
Just as long as you're aware of the implications of using vegetable oil for your french fries. This lecture on vegetable oils is one of the most memorable lectures I've ever watched: [this video]
Strong rec jononomo · 2022-08 · on “The Latest Study on Red Meat and Heart Disease: A Red Herring”
Oh, wow -- I love Nina Teicholz! I came across this talk by her a few years ago and it made a massive impression on me: [this video]
Strong rec jononomo · 2023-01 · on “Chipotle Goes on Hiring Spree of 15,000 Amid Strong Growth”
Seed oils did not exist in the human diet prior to about 1920. They are the most ultra-processed possible things you can consume. This talk changed my life: [this video]
Recommends crphilipp · 2018-08 · on “Dietary carbohydrate intake and mortality: a prospective cohort study”
I have read her book, and it is fascinating. Go ahead and make your assumptions about her motives, but I believe you are doing yourself a disservice. Before the 20th century, we ate a lot of saturated fats, and it wasn't until the creation of vegetable oils (which are made through extensive industrial processes), was there a move to start restricting saturated fat. The current low-fat diet is an experiment that has America has been on for forty some years. Please take a look at this. [LINK] And in general, the American population has been following this diet, and we are fatter than ever before, suffering from Type 2 Diabetes. And the "science" behind our current health policy is driven by or
Recommends teleforce · 2020-12 · on “A palm oil alternative could help save rainforests”
Most of the people are ignorant about the things and fat they put inside their body (that includes me). Please check this video on Vegetable Oils: The Unknown Story by the author of the book "The Big Fat Surprise" [1][2]. [1] [this video] [2] [LINK]
Recommends teleforce · 2021-01 · on “Testosterone levels show steady decrease among young US men”
Please check this video on Vegetable Oils: The Unknown Story by the author of the book "The Big Fat Surprise" [1][2]. [1] [this video] [2] [LINK]
Recommends teleforce · 2021-02 · on “50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to Blame Fat (2016)”
This video on "Vegetable Oils: The Unknown Story" provides interesting story about the war on fat in the US, by the author of the book "The Big Fat Surprise" [1][2]. According to the author, she was about to name her book "The Big Fat Lie", but eventually decided against it. [1] [this video] [LINK]