Aren’t there health benefits to some oils? : Ask FoodnSport

By Dr. Graham
Last updated March 4th, 2019 .First posted on by .

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“you and many others demonize/hate on oils and i understand the reasons why and agree but… why when i google health benefits of oils alot comes up on the benefits of them, thus used correctly in the correct amounts and extracted ‘expeller method’ and the healthy oils vs. unhealthy ones, one would assume they’re not all that harmful now… plus majority use them when sauteeing veggies as well as in raw recipes also and they make things ‘slide’ so to say easier and faster through your digestive tract. so what are your thoughts on

what is said about all the positive benefits of them vs. that they are just a refined product with empty calories etc. thanks”

Doug Graham:

Thanks for asking this excellent question. I can see how people might be confused.

 

    1. I don’t demonize or hate on oils, I simply make it clear that there is another side to the story besides the one most people give you as rationalizations for using oils. I make it clear that there are profound health detriments involved in the consumption of oils.

 

    1. I do not disagree that there are potential health benefits to using oils. In the same way, I do not disagree that there are potential health benefits to smoking cigarettes, (weight management, stimulating effect makes for better performance in sports that require a burst of energy, raising of blood pressure for those with low blood pressure, etc) consuming alcohol, (provides addition calories to the ultra thin, calms the nerves of the worrisome individual, helps insomniacs sleep, etc) eating sea salt (again raises blood pressure, prevents over-hydration, lowers aldosterone production, etc) or any of the other known health hazards. The issue isn’t about the potential benefits, the issue is about the potential for harm.

 

  1. The people promoting oils have to make it sound good, and have to leave out mention of the deficits. They aren’t going to admit to the fact that oils are empty calories, that one cup of oil provides an active woman with all her calories for an entire day, that oil consumption is linked to heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.
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Dr. Douglas Graham, a lifetime athlete and raw fooder since 1978, is an advisor to world-class and motivated athletes and trainers from around the globe. He has worked professionally with top performers from almost every sport and every field of entertainment, including such notables as tennis legend Martina Navratilova, NBA pro basketball players Ronnie Grandison and Michael Porter Jr., track Olympic sprinter Doug Dickinson, pro women's soccer player Callie Withers, championship bodybuilder Kenneth G. Williams, Chicken Soup for the Soul coauthor Mark Victor Hansen, and actress Demi Moore. As owner of a fasting retreat in the Florida Keys for ten years, Dr. Graham personally supervised thousands of fasts. He was in private practice as a chiropractor for twenty years, before retiring to focus on his writing and speaking. Dr. Graham is the author of many books on health and raw food including The 80/10/10 Diet, The High Energy Diet Recipe Guide, Nutrition and Athletic Performance, Grain Damage, Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries, and his latest, Perpetual Health 365. He has shared his strategies for success with audiences at more than 4,000 presentations worldwide. Recognized as one of the fathers of the modern raw movement, Dr. Graham is the only lecturer to have attended and given keynote presentations at all of the major raw events in the world for each of the last eight years. Dr. Graham has served on the board of governors of the International Association of Professional Natural Hygienists and the board of directors of the American Natural Hygiene Society. He is on the board of advisors of Voice for a Viable Future, Living Light Films, Vegetarian Union of North America, and EarthSave International and serves as nutrition advisor for the magazine Exercise, For Men Only. Dr. Graham is the raw foods and fitness advisor for The801010Forum.com. He taught the Health Educator program at Hippocrates Institute, served as the "source authority" for Harmonious Living, and authors a column for the magazines Get Fresh! and Vibrance (previously known as Living Nutrition). Dr. Graham is the creator of "Simply Delicious" cuisine and director of Health and Fitness Week, which provides Olympic-class training and nutrition for people of all fitness levels in beautiful settings around the world. He will inspire, motivate, educate, and entertain you like no one else in the health movement can.