Linked to soaring rates of most chronic diseases including high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and macular degeneration—this doctor believes it’s a global human experiment that’s driving chronic degenerative disease levels in modern society. STORY AT-A-GLANCE Ophthalmologist Dr. Chris Knobbe says most chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome, Alzheimer’s disease, and macular degeneration are linked to the consumption of processed seed oils.
Knobbe says the large consumption of omega-6 seed oil in everyday Western diets is so dangerous it is “a global human experiment … without informed consent.”
Polyunsaturated fatty acids, also called PUFAs, found in vegetable oils, edible oils, seed oils, trans fat, and plant oils, owe their existence to “roller mill technology,” which replaced stone mill technology and removed their nutrients.
Many people now consume 80 grams of PUFAs a day, which amounts to 720 calories and one-third of their caloric intake.
Results from studies of tribal peoples and animals have demonstrated the deleterious effects of PUFAs in the diet. What do heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome, Alzheimer’s disease, macular degeneration, and other chronic health conditions of modern society have in common? They all have increased by shocking amounts in the last decades. And, they are all linked to the consumption of seed oils….