Dark Calories

Summary

The New York Times bestselling author of Deep Nutrition explains how a group of eight little-known oils cause the cellular damage that underlies virtually all chronic disease, exposes the corruption that deceives doctors and consumers into eating them, and gives us a clear roadmap to recovery and rejuvenation.

Did you know that eating  a large serving of french fries—cooked in vegetable oil—delivers the toxicity of smoking 24 cigarettes?

Cornell-trained biochemist turned family physician Dr. Cate Shanahan introduces us to well-respected scientists who warn that vegetable oils are a public health disaster, wreaking havoc on our bodies’ cells by depleting antioxidants and promoting free radical toxicity.

Their many effects include:

• Uncontrollable hunger, so we need drugs to maintain our weight


• Inflammatory fat buildup under our skin and within our internal organs and arteries


• Blood sugar swings that promote bad moods and antisocial behavior


• Disrupted brain energy, concentration problems, and mental illnesses


• Intracellular oxidative stress that promotes cancer development


• Gut inflammation, bloating, heartburn, and the runs