Seed Oils:The Villain Story That's Half True

Share your thoughts The internet has decided seed oils are a public enemy. But is the panic warranted — or have the scholars dropped the scholarship in the bully pulpit? In this fireside chat, Ashok and Meera Vasudevan take the criticism seriously and take it apart. Yes, industrial extraction is ugly. Yes, reusing frying oil is a real problem. Yes, the modern omega-6 to omega-3 ratio has gone wildly off course. But that's not a seed problem — it's a processing problem. And lumping olive, sesame, mustard, and coconut oil into the same villain bucket as refined industrial soybean oil isn't just unfair. It's bad nutrition advice. Drawing on the latest peer-reviewed evidence — including 2025 systematic reviews and a Johns Hopkins study showing higher linoleic acid levels are linked to a lower risk of type 2 diabetes — this episode separates the grain from the chaff. And the seed from the oil. Five minutes. Evidence-based. A little cheeky. Zero panic. 🎧 New episodes every Tuesday at 5am. 🌱 Pay the Farmer, Not the Pharmacy is a CSAW production. 📩 Thanks for tuning in to "Pay the Farmer, Not the Pharmacy"! Hosted by Meera & Ashok Vasudevan Stay Connected #PayTheFarmerNotThePharmacy #PlantBasedWellness #NaturalFood #AffordableWellness #GutHealth #ImmunityBoost #NutritionTips #CSAW (Centre for the Spread of Affordable Wellness) #Meeravasudevan #Ashokvasudevan https://umaglobalfoods.com/ https://csaw.co https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/pay-the-farmer-not-the-pharmacy/id1512934794 https://open.spotify.com/show/34nzNQQ62O8tygMaut2h8V