r/StopEatingSeedOils

I did not expect this. I started cutting out seed oils because of the inflammation claims not because of my scalp. I have had dandruff since I was a teenager. Tried every shampoo and cream on the market. Nothing worked long term. About three weeks into eating no soybean canola or sunflower oil I noticed my scalp was not itchy anymore. Two months now and no flakes at all. The only thing I changed was the oil. I still eat carbs and dairy and sugar. Has anyone else had weird skin or scalp issues clear up after ditching seed oils or am I losing my mind?

To me it has always been obvious that animal fat is healthier than a heavily processed industrial grade bottle of seed oil. I didnt know people actually think that you should avoid red meat and animal fat

I've intentionally avoided seed oils for years and prioritize animal fats as much as possible. I do eat a lot of eggs and sardines which can have higher amounts of omega 6 fats, so I wanted to get my blood checked.

Omega 3s:

EPA Reference range 0.2-2.3%

Mine came back at 3.5%

DHA Reference range 1.4-5.1%

Mine came back at 5.1%

DPA Reference range 0.8-1.8%

Mine came back at 2.3%

So all my omega 3s came back very high, which I was happy about.

Now Linoleic Acid, the enemy lol..

Reference range was 18.6-29.5% and mine came back low at 16.9%

So I was very happy to see low levels of Linoleic and high levels of omega 3s. Looks like the diet is working.

No sunburns! My God, it’s incredible. I have very pale Irish skin and growing up I had some gnarly sunburns (blistering and painful). I ended up treating the sun as the enemy. On sunny days I would stay in the shade and not enjoy outdoor activities as much, always worried about another painful sunburn. But after replacing seed oils with animal fats I can actually stay out in the glorious sunshine. I still get slightly red but it never hurts or blisters. The sun is so amazing and relaxing and I can finally enjoy it!

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I've seen posts where people say that even the tiniest bit of seed oils will cause them symptoms.

I have no problem when i'm at home, cooking my own food, but sometimes i will be in situations where i have no other choice than to eat something i know has seed oils.

I've been doing this for around 1,5 months, and my biggest benefit is that my acne cleared up completely in less than a week, so i intend to keep doing it.

However, i don't know how "bad" it is to eat something with seed oils once in a while, like a sandwich, or a burger etc.

When i was doing keto a few years ago, it was pretty clear to me, that it wasn't a diet i was able to keep doing while also having a social life, so i'm hoping this is a little more manageable in that regard.

Hi all,

I love this community - you’ve helped me learn what to look out for and where to focus my attention as I clean up my diet.

I’m curious, what do you want to see on the market that you can’t find as often right now?

Is it more ACTUALLY seed oil free snacks, a clean avocado oil / tallow, clean frozen foods?

Curious to know where the market needs to improve and thus what I should be focusing on making at home instead of looking for while shopping.

Fire starter. Take a paper towel and wet it with the oil. Light it and it burns hot and long enough to start coals. Amazing really.

Do you just eat it with fruit/honey, or did you find a seed oil free alternative to cereals/grains?

I stopped all seed oils around a month ago, and have been very strictly following this new diet since then.

My acne cleared up in about a week, my hair started coming back to life, and i had more and more consecutive days of no brain fog, and lots of energy.

However, i started eating greek yogurt about a week ago, as i was looking for new "safe" things to add to my diet, and my experience has been pretty bad.

I have started breaking out again bad, and my energy levels have plummeted.

And worst of all, my brain fog has come back in full force.

It's confusing to me, as i thought the whole seed oils thing was "enough" for me to keep these things at bay, but something supposedly healthy like greek yogurt causes all these problems for me.

Have you experienced something like this, and do you have a solution or some tips?

It seems palm oil is the best deep frying oil for the price (I can't afford to use tallow to deep fry) so what is the cheapest palm oil online?

It’s the QUANTITY that is the problem.

I think most people here and others would agree that the average American diet consumes about 20 times more omega 6 than needed. Most research and studies say its about 20 to 1 omega 6 to omega 3. Some even higher, some lower. Processed and ultra processed food is packed with omega 6. Even healthy food, like most salad dressing is loaded with omega 6. 

Proponents repeat that “Omega 6 is necessary for the human body. You must consume omega 6.”  In all these statements I never see a “quantity” mentioned.

So, water is good for you. Even neccassary for life. Without water you will die. You need water.  Would more water be better?

How about 10 times better? That would be about 8 gallons of water a day.

Ah, too much of a good thing can turn bad. Hyperhydration or Dilutional hyponatremia or Water Intoxication. All the same. Too much water.

Symptoms: Nausea, vomiting and bloating. Confusion, seizure and coma. It can also be fatal. 

But how can this be? Water is good for you, right?

It’s all in the QUANTITY.

Now back to omega 6.  What is too much and stops being good for you?

20 times?

15 times?

10 times?

5 times?

2 times?

The average American is at 20 to 25 times omega 6 compared to omega 3. 

Edit: Please post corrections, suggestions to this to make this better or if you think of a better analogy to use. Just trying to come up with a simple way to get this across to the average clueless person.

We run a restaurant and have recently moved to avocado oil for cooking and emulsifying, but avocado oil still smokes out our fryer after a few hours.

For those here who work in commercial/restaurant settings: What do you use in your fryers? Thoughts on price point math? Tallow and Zero Acre are the two on my radar.