Seed Oils: Friend or Foe? The Science May Surprise You...

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Are seed oils really as healthy as we’ve been told? This deep dive might make you rethink everything you thought you knew about “good” and “bad” fats.

In one massive randomized controlled trial with 9,000 people, researchers compared butter to corn oil. The result? For every 30-point drop in LDL cholesterol (the so-called “bad” cholesterol), the risk of death from heart attacks and strokes actually went UP by 22%. 😳 That’s the complete opposite of what most of us have been led to believe.

This challenges the overly simplistic idea that lower LDL = better health. While small amounts of expeller-pressed, organic corn, canola, sunflower, or safflower oils might be fine, the big picture on seed oils is far more complex than the headlines suggest.

💡 In this video, you’ll learn:

Why the LDL story isn’t so black and white

What the 9,000-person study really found

The difference between highly processed and minimally processed seed oils

When seed oils might actually be okay to consume


Sometimes, the truth about nutrition isn’t as neat and tidy as we’d like—and this is one of those times.

Credit: Huberman Lab
Speaker: Dr Mark Hyman