The New York Times bestselling author of Deep Nutrition explains how eight common seed oils cause the cellular damage that underlies virtually all chronic disease, exposes the corruption that deceives doctors and consumers alike, and gives us a clear roadmap to recovery and rejuvenation.
Did you know that consuming a large serving of french fries—cooked in vegetable oil—delivers the toxicity of smoking 24 cigarettes?
Cornell-trained biochemist turned family physician Dr. Cate Shanahan introduces us to well-respected scientists who warn that vegetable oils are a public health disaster, wreaking havoc on our bodies’ cells by depleting antioxidants and promoting free radical toxicity.
Their many effects include:
- Uncontrollable hunger, so we need drugs to maintain our weight
- Inflammatory fat buildup under our skin and within our internal organs and arteries
- Blood sugar swings that promote bad moods and antisocial behavior
- Disrupted brain energy, concentration problems, and mental illnesses
- Intracellular oxidative stress that promotes cancer development
- Gut inflammation, bloating, heartburn, and the runs
As a solution, she proposes a clear, no-nonsense plan that aligns with our genetic needs and nature’s laws. Thankfully, recovering our health is simplified by the fact that nutrients that treat one condition also tend to treat all the rest. As an added bonus, we also revive our sense of taste so that our cravings shift to wholesome, nourishing foods instead.
An astonishing one-third of Americans’ caloric intake comes from vegetable oils, yet most people don’t know what vegetable oil actually is, let alone what it does to our bodies.
In the forthcoming book DARK CALORIES: How Vegetable Oils Destroy Our Health and How We Can Get It Back, Cornell-trained biochemist turned family physician and New York Times bestselling author of Deep Nutrition Dr. Cate Shanahan reveals the growing body of scientific evidence that shows why vegetable oils (specifically cottonseed, corn, canola, soybean, sunflower, and safflower) are a public health problem, depleting antioxidants and causing the cellular damage that underlies many chronic diseases (Hachette Go; June 11).
In an interview, Dr. Cate can share:
· What oils are healthy and the best way to use them
· Why all calories are not all equal – traditional fats can help suppress hunger and give us more energy, while vegetable oils can make us tired and hungry
· Her two-week challenge to help readers ditch vegetable oils for good and chart a path to better eating and overall metabolic health
· How vegetable oils became so entrenched in the American diet - as of 2020, vegetable oil is a 115.8 billion dollar global industry and accounts for more calories in our diets than flour or sugar.
· The financial history between the vegetable oil industry and the early days of the American Heart Association and the lingering effects of that relationship on nutrition thought today
David Perlmutter, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Grain Brain, Drop Acid, calls DARK CALORIES, “A compelling and eye-opening exploration into the harmful impacts of vegetable oils on our health, challenging widely held beliefs and shedding light on the root causes of many metabolic diseases…Brave and necessary.”
About the author
Dr. Cate is a Family Medicine MD whose revolutionary approach to nutrition and willingness to expose deep-seated flaws and conflicts of interest in science has earned global recognition as a thought leader, NYT Bestselling Author, sought after speaker and consultant.
She has been a guest on Real Time with Bill Maher and Good Morning America and featured in The Magic Pill documentary and The Real Skinny on Fat docuseries, Scientific American, Sports Illustrated, Men's Journal, CNN, US News and World Report, Prevention Magazine, Vogue, National Geographic, GQ, the New York Post, Woman's World, People Magazine among others as well as numerous radio talk shows and popular podcasts.
Learn more at DrCate.com
