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Nina Teicholz - 'Vegetable Oils: The Unknown Story'

1.1M views · Dec 23, 2017 · 36:12 · 3 HN recommenders · 7 mentions · discussed 2018–2023

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.

Why Hacker News points people here: Several HN commenters say it was memorable or life-changing and use it to argue against seed oils.

“This lecture on vegetable oils is one of the most memorable lectures I've ever watched”HN comment, 2020

What Hacker News said 7

Strongly recommendsjononomoDec 2020

“This lecture on vegetable oils is one of the most memorable lectures I've ever watched”

Memorable lecture on the implications of cooking with vegetable oil.

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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

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Strongly recommendsjononomoAug 2022

“I came across this talk by her a few years ago and it made a massive impression on me”

Talk by Teicholz that made a massive impression on the commenter.

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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

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Strongly recommendsjononomoJan 2023

“This talk changed my life”

Talk on seed oils that the commenter says changed their life.

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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

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RecommendscrphilippAug 2018

“Please take a look at this videos,”

Teicholz's argument against vegetable oils and the low-fat diet.

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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 organizations like the American Soybean Asociation who are more concerned with making money and less on science. And when you start talking about money, the science research will follow the money, because the scientists need to eat. Please take a look at this videos, this video link I would read her book before you pass judgment.

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RecommendsteleforceDec 2020

“Please check this video on Vegetable Oils: The Unknown Story by the author of the book”

Talk by the author of The Big Fat Surprise on vegetable oils.

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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

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RecommendsteleforceJan 2021

“Please check this video on Vegetable Oils: The Unknown Story by the author of the book”

Talk by the author of The Big Fat Surprise on vegetable oils.

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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

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RecommendsteleforceFeb 2021

“provides interesting story about the war on fat in the US”

Interesting story of the war on fat in the US.

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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

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