Tag: seed oils

  • Why “Heart-Healthy” Oils Didn’t Exist Before 1900

    Why “Heart-Healthy” Oils Didn’t Exist Before 1900

    (And Why Your Grandfather’s Lard Was Never the Problem) Your ancestors cooked with animal fats—tallow, lard, butter, ghee. They never cracked open a bottle of canola oil. That’s because canola, soybean, and corn oil didn’t exist as food. The “heart-healthy” vegetable oil narrative? Pure 20th-century marketing. Industrial byproducts rebranded as wellness foods. Let’s break down…