Thread by @MatrixMysteries

In 1960, less than 1 in 100 Americans were obese. Now it’s over 40%.

After decades of “science,” we avoid fat, count calories, buy diet foods… yet obesity has exploded.

The truth begins with a $47B industry built to profit from keeping you sick 🧵

1. Before 1950, heart disease was almost unheard of.

🔹 Obesity was under 10%
🔹 Heart attacks were rare
🔹 Butter was the default fat

Then Procter & Gamble stepped in. They funneled money into the American Heart Association, and suddenly Crisco was “heart healthy.”

Butter out. “Vegetable” oil in.

2. Here’s what almost no one tells you:

🔹 Seed oils are loaded with linoleic acid—an omega-6 fat that burrows into your cell membranes
🔹 Your body can’t burn it off quickly
🔹 It lingers for 2–4 years

Every bite literally rewires how your cells work.

3. When linoleic acid floods your cells, the chain reaction is brutal:

🔹 Mitochondria make ~40% less energy
🔹 Fat cells become hypersensitive to insulin
🔹 Inflammation markers triple
🔹 Metabolic rate sinks ~12%

This isn’t just aging.
It’s chemical sabotage.
And the worst part is still coming…

4. There’s no hiding from these oils—they’re everywhere:

🔹 “Organic” snacks
🔹 Baby formula
🔹 90% of restaurant meals
🔹 “Healthy” salad dressings
🔹 Even grass-fed beef (if grain-finished)

The average American swallows 80 grams a day.
That’s 720 calories of pure metabolic poison.

5. Ingredient lists from “health foods” tell a different story:

🔹 Kind Bars → Canola oil
🔹 Chipotle → Rice bran oil
🔹 “Paleo” mayo → Sunflower oil
🔹 Whole Foods hot bar → Soybean oil
🔹 Sweetgreen dressings → Grapeseed oil

Even the cleanest brands are built on dirty oils.

6. Research by Dr. Chris Knobbe shows:

🔹 Cultures eating <2% of calories from seed oils → virtually no obesity
🔹 Once intake passes 10% → obesity explodes

Japan: 3% seed oils → 3.5% obesity
USA: 20% seed oils → 42% obesity

Billions in healthcare can’t fix a foundation built on poison.

7. Here’s where it turns darker:

🔹 A 2023 study found seed oils change gene expression inside fat cells.
🔹 They reprogram DNA to:
 • Store more fat
 • Burn less energy
 • Amplify hunger signals

Result: even severe calorie restriction can still lead to weight gain.

8. “But saturated fat causes heart disease!”

The Minnesota Coronary Survey—buried for 40 years—found:
🔹 Vegetable oil group = higher death rates
🔹 Butter group = lived longer

The results weren’t lost. They were hidden—because they threatened a $47B industry.

9. What really protects against heart disease?

🔹 The French eat 4× more butter than Americans → 60% less heart disease
🔹 The Swiss: highest saturated fat in Europe → lowest heart disease

The “French Paradox” was never a paradox.
It was a lie.

10. So what fats actually belong in the human diet?

🔹 Coconut oil
🔹 Grass-fed butter & ghee
🔹 Animal fats (tallow, lard)
🔹 Real extra-virgin olive oil
🔹 Authentic avocado oil (most is fake)

If it needs a factory, it’s not food.

11. One final truth:

You’re not broken.
Your metabolism isn’t doomed.
You don’t need another fad diet.

What you need is to stop eating industrial lubricants disguised as food.

Remove the poison—your body knows how to heal.

Thanks for reading.

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