![]() Grass fed beef is relatively low in LA, but lowest of all are bison and lamb.įish is also a healthy choice, provided you stick with low-mercury alternatives, such as Alaskan salmon and smaller fish like wild mackerel and sardines. This is why I don’t recommend either as a protein source. Conventional chicken and pork are both loaded with LA due to being fed high-LA grains. In this interview, we also discuss protein sources. I recommend swapping all of the oils listed above with the following, all of which are great to cook with as they’re very stable and won’t oxidize when exposed to high heat: ![]() A 2020 Food Control report found 82% of avocado oils went rancid before their expiration date. Another pesky quality problem is that of rancidity. Most of the avocado and olive oil on the market have been adulterated with one or more or the cheaper oils listed above. A primary problem with both of these is food fraud. I recommend limiting them to 1 tablespoon a day. While avocado oil and olive oil are known for their health benefits, they too are high in LA and should be used in moderation - and ONLY if you can ensure their quality. So, which fats are high in LA and need to be avoided? Some of the most common ones to be avoided include: This also means you won’t notice improvements in your health as quickly as you do when cutting out sugar. So, even if you go on a low-LA diet, it’ll take years to fully clear it out of your body. LA is literally incorporated into and stored in your cell membranes, where it can remain for seven years. Your body can store a lot of it, for long periods of time. However, if you cut out sugar, you can rather rapidly restore both your insulin sensitivity and metabolic flexibility, because your body can only store about a day’s worth of glucose. Sugar, when consumed in excess over time will result in insulin resistance and metabolic inflexibility. Another major difference between sugar and seed oils that demonstrate the superior risks of seed oils is this: Looking at statistics of seed oil consumption and chronic diseases such as obesity, cancer and heart disease, these trends all rise in tandem, even in areas where sugar consumption has remained extremely low well into the modern era. ![]() I’m convinced it’s really the massively excessive amounts of LA in our modern diet that drives these metabolic diseases. Most health-minded experts still believe the primary cause for these trends is sugar, but LA is far more dangerous than sugar, from a metabolic perspective. Pre-1900, fewer than 1 in 100 of Americans died from cancer, and today, cancer kills 1 in 3. If you eat processed foods made with seed oils, you’re bound to get far too much and will suffer adverse health consequences.īefore the 1900s, fewer than 10 Americans suffered heart attacks in any given year. You need very little of it, and you’re getting it from most whole foods. This is why I disagree with claims that LA is an essential fat. Importantly, LA is in virtually all foods, so it’s near-impossible to be deficient. Anything above 4% of your daily calories is likely to cause problems. Like omega-3, LA is a polyunsaturated fat (PUFA), but unlike omega-3, LA, when consumed in excess, acts as a metabolic poison. Today, the average intake is 10 times that. Prior to the 1900s, only 1% to 2% of daily calories came from omega-6 fats, the primary one of which is linoleic acid (LA). ![]() That was the primary ingredient of Crisco. The first commercial food seed oil to be introduced was cottonseed oil - a waste product from cotton production. That’s also when industrial processed seed oils (aka, vegetable oils) were introduced as a replacement to healthy animal fats like lard and tallow, which had previously been the norm. That’s when industrial food processing began. Merely turning back the dial about 150 years will do. But we don’t actually have to go that far back. The Paleo diet, which has gained popularity over the years, essentially strives to mimic the diet our ancestors ate during the Paleolithic era. Diet is, as you might expect, a key strategy that can make or break your health (and your tolerance for stress).
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