I only had one of my friend's french fries. 1 French fry = 1 cigarette in terms of toxic load.

Rheece Hartte

May '25 • Give Advice

But I only had ONE of my friend's french fries - is that OK?

1 French fry = 1 cigarette in terms of toxic load

You decide......

The Role of Seed Oils in Inflammation and Visceral Fat Accumulation

Seed Oils (aka Vegetable Oils / Linoleic Acid) Are Harmful Fats:

These oils are unstable due to their high number of double bonds in their chemical structure.
More double bonds mean they oxidize faster when exposed to oxygen, becoming rancid and inflammatory.
This process is compared to a car rusting in the sun — inside the body, these oils essentially "rust" your cells.

Impact on Health:

Consuming seed oils creates inflammation in cell membranes.
This blocks fat-burning hormones, leading to accumulation of visceral fat.
They’re found in 80% of the U.S. food supply.

Long-Term Presence in the Body:

The half-life of these oils is 680 days — meaning it takes nearly 2 years for half of them to leave your body even if you stop consuming them.
Fasting and ketosis may help accelerate their removal.

Eating cooked vegetable oils daily for 28 years has an 86% risk of developing cancer or heart disease vs. 16% risk for smoking 2 packs of cigarettes daily for 28 years.
One study shows that 5 oz of French fries cooked in vegetable oil produce aldehydes comparable to smoking 25 cigarettes.
This equates to 1 French fry = 1 cigarette in terms of toxic load.

List of Inflammatory Vegetable Oils to Avoid:

Canola oil (rapeseed oil), corn oil, cottonseed oil, sunflower oil, soybean oil, safflower oil, rice bran oil, grapeseed oil, refined peanut oil, and even (rancid) fish oil in some cases.

Healthier Alternatives (More Stable Fats):

These contain fewer or no double bonds, making them more stable and less inflammatory.
Examples: coconut oil, olive oil, avocado oil, butter, ghee, beef tallow, duck fat, and lard (from organic, pastured pigs).

Dining Out Tip:

Most restaurants (even upscale ones) cook with vegetable oils.

RECOMMENDATION - ALWAYS share with the waiter or chef that you are deathly allergic, sensitive to oils like Canola (the most widely used culprit). You can joke with them that if they do put it on your food , just have an ambulance nearby. Then they usually get that you're serious and it's not "just a preference"

Ask for grilled meat or veggies or steamed veggies.

Oils, even salad dressing, sauces on the side. Check the label or ask the server.

Another sneaky hiding spot? - Is their bread sourdough? - how long is it "soured". Do they add vegetable oils?

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