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"Seed oils" – a catchy description coined by internet influencers, wellness gurus and some politicians to refer to common cooking oils, have become a target of dietary concern for many Americans.
These oils, including canola, soybean, and corn oil, have long been kitchen staples, but are now being blamed for fueling inflammation and high rates of chronic diseases like obesity and diabetes. Some critics even refer to the top refined vegetable oils as "the hateful eight”.
The concern even reached health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has gone so far as to claim Americans are being "unknowingly poisoned" by seed oils, advocating for a return to beef tallow, or rendered animal fat, in fast-food restaurants.
The impact of this movement is already being felt in the food industry.
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