DANGER of consuming vegetable oil. It is SERIOUS than previously thought.

Vlaicu Alexandru
2 min readJan 6, 2023

Oils are liquid substances, with a higher or lower viscosity, of natural origin (vegetable, animal or mineral) or results from laboratory or industrial processes. They are lighter than water and do not dissolve in water. A large part of the production of oils, so-called edible oils, is used in food.

Experts say that people who have diets rich in vegetable oils have an increased risk of developing dementia during their lifetime. They claim that the oil causes deposits on the brain, a precursor of neurodegenerative diseases, according to discoverera.ro

In the mid-20th century, Americans were concerned about the increased rate of heart disease and urged citizens to cut back on saturated fat. Dr. Catherine Shanahan, nutritionist and family physician, says the advice back then was a big mistake.

“Restaurants and other establishments have turned to vegetable oils due to their low cost and availability. Olive oil, for example, is 10 to 50 times more expensive than vegetable oil,’’ says Shanahan.

Vegetable oils come in different forms: rapeseed, palm, corn, soybean, sunflower or grape seed oil.

According to the doctor, vegetable oils make people feel more tired and can cause migraines, but also neurodegenerative diseases such…

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