Name: Dr. Chris Knobbe: The Hidden History of Seed Oils
Uploaded: 2025-07-14T10:14:58+00:00
Duration: 41 min 55 s
Description: Dr. Chris Knobbe is an ophthalmologist, clinical professor emeritus, researcher and leading voice in health policy unveiling the hidden dangers of seed oils (aka vegetable oils) in our food supply. Dr

Streamed on: Jul 14, 6:00 am EDT

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Dr. Chris Knobbe is an ophthalmologist, clinical professor emeritus, researcher and leading voice in health policy unveiling the hidden dangers of seed oils (aka vegetable oils) in our food supply. Driven by the data showing stark correlations between rising chronic disease (coronary heart disease, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, alzheimers/dementia, age-related macular degeneration) and the integration of seed oils into our modern diet, Chris left practice to further research and policy advocacy exploring this troubling and commonly unknown link through AMD Foundation (http://amdfoundation.com), Ancestral Health Foundation (https://ancestralhealthfoundation.org) and the book Ancestral Diet Revolution (https://www.amazon.com/Ancestral-Diet-Revolution-Vegetable-Processed/dp/1734071761). After his viral talks at Low Carb Down Under in 2020 (https://youtu.be/7kGnfXXIKZM) and 2023 (https://youtu.be/PvZk-jNqzgE?si=XWA7jmRUylsygFPo), Chris galvanized the discussion scrutinizing the rise of "vegetable oils" ubiquitous in our modern diet after they were reclassified as "edible" in 1866 after a history of use as motor lubricants. We caught up with Chris in London for this special episode focused on health, history, and questioning the most basic aspects of our lives today -- our food.

00:00 Trailer
01:36 Title Sequence
01:54 Introduction to Chris Knobbe
03:48 The Modern Chronic Disease Health Epidemic
08:14 The History of how Seed/Vegetable Oils became repurposed as “edible”
12:35 The Historical Marketing Campaign Around Seed/Vegetable Oils and the Misleading of Cholesterol
15:10 Why Vegetable/Seed Oils are Almost Unavoidable
18:02 The Extreme Processing required to make Seed Oils
20:55 Policy work with MAHA, Dr. Eric Berg and HHS
22:08 Global Misinformation Campaign by the Industrialized Standard American Diet
24:04 What fat should we cook our food in and what should we avoid?
26:10 Omega-6 Linoleic Acid only found at low levels in Nature
27:22 Link between Sunburn and Seed Oils
29:01 What about Sugar/Carbs?
35:34 What about the Next Generation?
37:44 How are you Allocating Capital?