smoked every day.
didn't count calories.
didn't have gym memberships.
Yet, obesity was almost zero, and they lived to 100.
ONE ingredient changed...
Here's the $47 billion industry making Americans sick, anxious and obess: 🧵
1/12 Before 1950, heart disease was rare.
Obesity affected less than 10% of Americans.
Then Procter & Gamble convinced the American Heart Association to promote Crisco.
We swapped butter for "vegetable" oil.
Now 1 in 3 adults has metabolic syndrome.
This isn't a coincidence.
2/ Here's what they don't tell you:
Seed oils contain up to 40% linoleic acid—an omega-6 fat that embeds in your cell membranes.
Your body can't burn it off quickly.
It stays there for 2-4 YEARS.
Literally changing how your cells function.
3/ When linoleic acid floods your cells:
• Mitochondria produce 40% less energy
• Fat cells become "hyperresponsive" to insulin
• Inflammation markers increase 3-fold
• Your metabolic rate drops 12%
You're not getting older.
You're getting poisoned.
The worst part?
4/ These oils are EVERYWHERE:
• Organic snacks
• Even baby formula
• 90% of restaurant food
• "Healthy" salad dressings
• Grass-fed beef (if grain-finished)
The average American consumes 80 grams daily.
That's 720 calories of metabolic poison.
5/ I analyzed ingredient lists from so call "health foods."
What I found:
• Kind Bars: Canola oil
• Chipotle: Rice bran oil
• "Paleo" mayo: Sunflower oil
• Whole Foods hot bar: Soybean oil
• Sweetgreen dressings: Grapeseed oil
Even "clean" restaurants are dirty.
6/ Dr. Chris Knobbe studied this extensively.
He found that cultures consuming <2% calories from seed oils have virtually no obesity.
Once they hit 10%+ (like America), obesity explodes.