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[-] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 39 points 1 year ago

lmfao organic and seed oil free. Just don't ask them about the child slavery.

[-] Posadas@hexbear.net 35 points 1 year ago

Or what peanuts and cacao are.

[-] WoofWoof91@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

tbf i don't think most american chocolate has much cacao in it

[-] booty@hexbear.net 34 points 1 year ago

Is this another dumb fad thing like avoiding carbs or gluten or whatever? I haven't heard about this one.

[-] PM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS@hexbear.net 34 points 1 year ago

Yeah, it's the hottest new excuse to be a dick to waiters and give yourself an eating disorder

[-] CarmineCatboy@hexbear.net 26 points 1 year ago

garçon! there is bread inside my bread!

[-] Beaver@hexbear.net 26 points 1 year ago
[-] context@hexbear.net 25 points 1 year ago

Forget the fact that the breadwinner sex is hardly lusty enough to win anything more than a game of Call of Duty, so far removed are they from hunting wild game for dinner. Many among the breadmaker sex are equally incapable of cooking a meal that involves much more prep than opening packaging and preheating an oven.

wtf-am-i-reading

[-] Sickos@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

Isn't this just a soy hate makeover?

[-] Beaver@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

I think so, my guess is that this is a strategy to bridge the gap between the terminally online right-wingers, and the bow-tie wearers who love science and calipers.

[-] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 16 points 1 year ago

Avoiding gluten isn't a dumb fad, some people have a gluten intolerance. That's like saying it's a dumb fad for lactose intolerant people to avoid eating dairy.

[-] charly4994@hexbear.net 34 points 1 year ago

There is the population of health weirdos that insist that gluten is just evil and got enough mainstream traction for enough time that people that couldn't actually digest gluten finally got some love and now gluten free options are more abundant.

[-] DrCrustacean@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago

Yeah, it's a health fad. The current trend amongst health quacks is to decry plants as toxic and to insist that you should be eating more and more animal products. The concern with seed oils is that they're processed unnaturally and mess with your blood sugar levels in unhealthy ways, so you should be eating a full stick of 100% Grass Fed Organic Butter every day instead

[-] GarfieldYaoi@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We are going to look back and laugh at how people said with a straight face that burgers are a superfood and vegetables are bad for you. It's like an 8 year old boy doing wishful thinking. It's pretty blatant that they are pure beef shills.

My evidence? Blue Zones, a current hub-bub among libs. Literally most of them have in common with eating mostly plants, and on the rare occasion they do eat meat, it's usually grilled fish or skinless chicken.

Ah so it's just an extension of the J.Peterson grift then. I thought they got over the butter in coffee stuff already.

Lol and like butter isn't processed by churning and fermentation. About just as much as your average rapeseed oil where the seeds just basically get pressed afaik. But if they want to find ways to justify endless meat and dairy consumption this does work for that.

Making people like this understand that chopping = processed is never going to happen.

[-] zifnab25@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Legitimately not a terrible idea to stay away from carbohydrates and concentrated sugars if you're trying to control your weight. They're rich in calories and if you're not super active (ie, spending most of your time in an office chair or a car seat) then you're going to end up storing more and more of the excess as fat over time.

But like all fad health advice, the argument is always in favor of extremes. Total abstinence is easier to quantify than calorie counting. A very strict and limited diet is easier to implement than a broad conscientious attitude towards food. And when you're told that "model physique" is the only healthy lifestyle, you're always going to be struggling towards a goal that largely fell out of reach after you exited your 20s (if it was ever attainable at all).

Should also be noted that we're inundated with carbs and sugars because they're cheaper to manufacture, preserve, and transport than alternatives. So a lot of this health advice does ultimately boil down to "spend more money/time on food".

Some people are however always fat regardless of what they eat or don't. It's also not just about cico or activity level.

Maybe don't mix healthy with bodyweight at all. Healthism is a neoliberal concept, there is only so much anyone can control their health by food choice. Also carbs as such are a staple of the human diet and always have been.

[-] zifnab25@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

Some people are however always fat regardless of what they eat or don't. It's also not just about cico or activity level.

Sure. Even then, there's degrees and habits that curb/exacerbate the issue. The 64oz Big Gulp isn't doing anyone any favors, except the folks profiting off of sugar-water as a meal substitute.

Healthism is a neoliberal concept, there is only so much anyone can control their health by food choice.

Individualism is neoliberal, particularly in an economy that is constantly trying to nudge you into the most self-destructive decisions. But people still need health education. They need a material understanding of what their needs are and when a craving is productive or destructive. They need both medical professionals to guide them and sufficient autonomy to make informed decisions.

Also carbs as such are a staple of the human diet and always have been.

Carbs are a staple because they're cheap to manufacture, easy to store, and calorie dense. These yield economic benefits, but they can produce health problems as collateral. Case in point, you can track the rise in consumption of grains neatly with the rise in all sorts of dental problems in human populations.

We've also become significantly more sedentary over the last century. We have a host of tools for growing, transporting, and preserving foods year round that humans haven't always enjoyed. So a calorie rich diet that stores well isn't our primary concern anymore.

[-] anticlockwise@hexbear.net 29 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[-] CarbonScored@hexbear.net 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Is the vast majority of the population deficient in gamma-linoleic-acid? It's made by the body from linoleic acid, which is abundant in vegetable oils and meats, both of which most people consume in hefty amounts.

[-] anticlockwise@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[-] CarbonScored@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Interesting, there does seem to be some studies suggesting some positive outcomes in certain populations associated with GLA supplementation, though I couldn't find mountains of studies. It's mildly correlative, but it does seem possible there's something, cool.

[-] Sickos@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

Borage is fucking magic. Best plant. Borage and lovage are a bartender's best friend.

[-] Sickos@hexbear.net 26 points 1 year ago

But cocoa butter is a seed oil?

[-] DanComrd@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago

I'm seeding and walnutting asa-seethe

[-] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 1 year ago

Ootl why is seed oil "bad"?

[-] Posadas@hexbear.net 17 points 1 year ago

Seed oil = woke = bad

[-] iridaniotter@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

It's just the latest fad

[-] NoLeftLeftWhereILive@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago
[-] PointAndClique@hexbear.net 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oil extracted from seeds, like canola, sunflower or sesame. This is contrasted with plant oils from fruits like olive or avocados.

[-] context@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

which part of the plant are olive oil and avocado oil extracted from?

[-] Teapot@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago

The fruit around the seed...

[-] context@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago

oh! today i learned

Oh so it's the obvious. So these are now bad somehow, ok...

[-] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago

As a seed oil hater™, there is no way 'organic' chocolate and peanut treats are healthy lol. Come on

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