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refined vegetable oils
Also known as: refined oils, vegetable oils
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Evolutionary Eating — What We Can Learn From Our Primitive Past todaysdietitian.com Apr 1, 2009 3 facts
claimCordain et al. argue that the introduction of novel foods such as dairy products, cereals, refined sugars, refined vegetable oils, fatty meats, and salt during the Neolithic and Industrial Eras fundamentally altered the nutritional characteristics of ancestral hominin diets and negatively impacted health.
measurementUp to 70% of Western dietary calories are derived from foods that were not available to humans living during the Paleolithic Era, such as refined cereals, sugars, and vegetable oils.
quoteCordain et al. stated: “The novel foods (dairy products, cereals, refined cereals, refined sugars, refined vegetable oils, fatty meats, salt, and combinations of these foods) introduced as staples during the Neolithic and Industrial Eras fundamentally altered several key nutritional characteristics of ancestral hominin diets and ultimately had far-reaching effects on health and well-being.”
Western pattern diet - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 2 facts
procedureMargarine is produced by refining vegetable oils, a process that introduces trans elaidic acid, which is not found naturally in food.
claimThe modern Western diet emerged after the Industrial Revolution, which introduced new food processing methods including the addition of cereals, refined sugars, and refined vegetable oils, while also increasing the fat content of domesticated meats.
Iran and Middle East conflict impacts global economy - Deloitte deloitte.com Mar 18, 2026 1 fact
measurementThe six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council import 100% of their sugar, 91% of their vegetable oils, and 77% of their rice consumption.
History of modern nutrition science—implications for current ... bmj.com Jun 13, 2018 1 fact
claimThe nutrient-focused approach of the 1980 dietary guidelines led to the proliferation of industrially crafted food products that were low in fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol, and fortified with micronutrients, as well as the expansion of technologies like the partial hydrogenation of vegetable oils.
Chronic Inflammation - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf ncbi.nlm.nih.gov 1 fact
claimProcessed and packaged foods containing trans fats, such as processed seed and vegetable oils, baked goods, soybean oil, and corn oil, should be reduced from the diet to manage inflammation.
Medicinal plants and human health: a comprehensive review of ... link.springer.com Nov 5, 2025 1 fact
referenceCannabinoids extracted using vegetable oils demonstrate a UVA-photoprotective effect on human skin keratinocytes, according to research by Zen in 2021.
Indigenous Foods - National Indian Council on Aging nicoa.org 1 fact
claimThe National Indian Council on Aging recommends using healthy traditional oils such as seal oil, avocado oil, olive oil, and expeller-expressed sesame oil, while avoiding processed seed and vegetable oils like soybean, cottonseed, sunflower, and canola oil.
Research reveals devastating impact of Western diet on human health news-medical.net Jun 18, 2023 1 fact
claimPre-agricultural human diets were completely devoid of dairy products, alcohol, refined oils, refined sugars, and cereals, which are now major components of the modern Western diet.
The Western Diet and Its Impact on Modern Health: What Patients ... diagnosticdetectives.com 1 fact
measurementFive food groups not available to pre-agricultural humans now account for 72.1% of total daily calories consumed in the United States: dairy products (10.6%), cereal grains (23.9%), refined sugars (18.6%), refined vegetable oils (17.6%), and alcohol (1.4%).