Vegetable Oil Correlation to Macular Degeneration

This article was submitted by Paul Simmons.

This video, “Save your Vision! Watch this & Learn Exactly HOW - Let's STOP Macular Degeneration!!”, is a scientific data analysis of macular degeneration (Length 1:26:20).

The video explains in detail why Drs. Chris Knobbe, MD, and Lisa Wiedeman recommend that consumers eliminate all seed oils from their diet, as well as added sugars and refined grains. Specifics are covered and presented in a professional and understandable manner.

Key Takeaways:

• Evaluated processed foods and vegetable oils in 25 nations for cause/effect relationship to macular degeneration. NOTE: Correlation is not causation, but you must have correlation in order to have causation.

• Found that there is a very tight correlation between increased vegetable oil consumption to the increase in numerous health ailments and disease in addition to macular degeneration:

  • Heart Disease

  • Strokes

  • Cancer

  • Diabetes

  • Metabolic Syndrome

  • And many chronic diseases

• Between 1851 – 1930, no more than 50 cases of macular degeneration could be found in the entire world’s medical literature. In 2020, the world is seeing macular degeneration in over 196 Million people.

• Now 20,000 diagnosed every day. 1 of 11 in people over the age of 50 and is the leading cause of vision blindness. It is PREVENTABLE.

• It takes 4 – 8 years to eliminate vegetable oils from your body. They have a long ½ life.

15:30 MIN MARK: Graph of Consumption of Vegetable Oils in US Diet over time. Began to skyrocket in the late 1950’s.

43:05 MIN MARK: List of Oils prioritized (by % linoleic acid).

50:20 MIN MARK: List of Nuts and Seeds.

For more information:

Dr. Knobbe’s Macular Degeneration website: https://www.cureamd.org

Dr. Lisa Wiedeman’s website: https://www.carnivore-doctor.com

Try the Seed Oil Scout app for assistance in choosing healthy restaurants :  https://www.seedoilscout.com/. According to the site, “Seed Oil Scout is an app enabling the community of conscious diners to map out restaurants that care for their customers by cooking with healthy oils.  Talk to staff, share reports and save the world.”