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Avoid These Olive Oils

Paul Saladino8m · 2024-12-17

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✓Well SupportedReducing dietary phthalate intake, particularly from avocado and olive oils, can significantly improve health, especially for individuals with hormonal issues.✕Not SupportedIt is recommended to remove seed oils such as canola, sunflower, safflower, soybean, grape seed, and rice bran oils from the diet completely.✕Not SupportedAvocado and olive oils can have purity and quality issues, with avocado oil often adulterated with seed oils and showing high peroxide values.✓Well SupportedReducing exposure to microplastics and endocrine-disrupting chemicals like BPA and phthalates can improve hormone levels.Well Supported

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Animal fats like tallow and butter have a lower peroxidation index compared to seed oils.

✕Not SupportedAvoiding seed oils is crucial for health because their linoleic acid content is prone to oxidation, creating oxidative stress.

◐Partially SupportedGrass-fed beef tallow from regenerative cows is a preferred cooking fat due to its stability and beta-carotene content.

◐Partially SupportedPrimal Kitchen avocado oil contained around 2,000 parts per billion of phthalates.

◐Partially SupportedBragg olive oil contained approximately 650 parts per billion of phthalates, about one-tenth the level found in another tested olive oil.

◐Partially SupportedChoose organic, cold-pressed, recently harvested olive oil with a visible harvest date, packaged in dark glass bottles.

◐Partially SupportedMava 'Mad haa' avocado oil contained a very high level of phthalates (50,000 parts per billion).

◐Partially SupportedReducing dietary intake of phthalates can lead to improved health and hormone function.

✕Not SupportedOlive oil stored in metal containers coated with plastic can leach hormone-disrupting chemicals like BPA, BPS, BPE, and BPF.

◐Partially SupportedPhthalates are linked to cardiovascular health issues, worsening bone density, hormone disruption, infertility, and potential learning disruption in children.