In today’s episode, nutrition researcher Alan Aragon joins us again, and this time we dive into the complex and often misunderstood world of dietary fats, specifically the controversial topic of seed oils. We specifically address common concerns and arguments around canola oil, olive oil, and the importance of looking beyond isolated nutrients or ingredients and focusing on the overall food matrix and dietary patterns. We speak a bit about how nutrition research and funding actually happens, and some of the common fallacies that come from that knowledge.

“There are very few universals in nutrition and health. There are very few things you can state that are very simple and apply in every scenario.”

- Alan Aragon

“Context and dosage is hard to accept for a lot of people. Our primate brain goes ‘I don’t like shades of gray. I wanna know what’s good. I wanna know what’s bad. I wanna know what to be highly fearful of and what to just stock up on.’”

- Alan Aragon

This week on Tater Talks: Two Bitches Talk Fitness:

• Understanding the history and misconceptions surrounding seed oils, particularly omega-6 fatty acids
• Where the burden of proof lies when making nutrition claims
• Exploring how nutrition research studies are funded and conducted
• The danger of generalizations and the pitfalls of oversimplification and binary thinking
• The role of industry research
• Context and dosage when discussing potentially harmful ingredients

Connect with Alan Aragon: 

• Alan Aragon Website
• Alan Aragon on Instagram
• Alan Aragon Research Review



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