Is this the most important thing I’ve said on this platform that ties directly back to my own childhood trauma and personal relationship with food? Is this my magnum opus on the intersection of health, food politics, and racism? Potentially. 🍚🥢 Food is political. Health is political. These are inextricably tied and should be treated as such. - Turn the audio on, and check out the papers/articles below. I’ve only listed two, but I’ve gone through at least 7 other papers. https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-021-01961-2 “Cooking oil/fat consumption and deaths from cardiometabolic diseases and other causes: prospective analysis of 521,120 individuals” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26148920/ “ Does cooking with vegetable oils increase the risk of chronic diseases?: a systematic review” https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/expert-answers/canola-oil/faq-20058235