#82 Nick Hiebert - Seed Oils, Saturated Fat, & Cardiovascular Disease

In this episode of The Muscle Memoirs Podcast, I am joined by Nick Hiebert to discuss how dietary fat relates to cardiovascular health. We cover the science on seed oils, saturated fat, the omega-6/omega-3 ratio, and more. Nick Hiebert is a nutrition science communicator. He is known for creating in-depth educational content, ranging from nutrient density to saturated fat and cardiovascular disease, and has published some independent meta-analyses on his website. He is also the creator of the Nutri-Dex, a novel nutrition ranking tool. References Reduction in saturated fat intake for cardiovascular disease https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32428... The omega-6/omega-3 ratio and cardiovascular disease risk: uses and abuses https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17045... What’s the Deal With Seed Oils? http://hammerawayfitness.com/whats-th... Saturated Fat: Cutting Through the Noise https://thenutrivore.blogspot.com/202... Linoleic Acid and Inflammation (An Independent Meta-Analysis of RCTs)   / linoleic-acid-of-49040624   Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 03:20 Mechanistic arguments against seed oils: lipid peroxidation and hyperphagia 08:20 Human data 15:50 Relationship between linoleic acid consumption and CVD 17:20 Why shouldn't we rely on the diets of hunter-gatherers to guide public health? 21:55 The optimal diet for humans is probably heavily synthetic 26:25 Omega-6/omega-3 ratio 32:25 Does the data support limiting saturated fat intake? 40:30 Caveats to saturated fat unfavorably altering blood lipids 42:40 The effect of replacing saturated fat with refined grains 44:25 Is the problem a low polyunsaturated fat intake rather than saturated fat? 47:30 Explaining meta-analyses that show a null result of saturated fat intake on CVD 52:45 Differences in saturated fat intake between populations and the threshold effect 55:50 Saturated fat intake in Finland 58:05 The relationship between saturated fat intake and all-cause mortality Sign-up for virtual nutrition counseling and personal training: Website: hammerawayfitness.com IG:   / hammerawayfitness   Hammer Away Newsletter You can follow and support Nick at: Website: https://www.the-nutrivore.com/ Twitter:   / the_nutrivore   Patreon:   / thenutrivore   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.nutrivo...