Back in October 2024, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. criticized seed oils in a post on X, pushing for fast-food establishments like McDonald’s to switch back to frying their food in beef tallow. He wrote that “seed oils are one of the driving causes of the obesity epidemic,” and that Americans are being “unknowingly poisoned” when they go out to eat.
Kennedy isn’t alone. Some influencers on TikTok have taken to the app to post about the dangers of seed oils like canola, sunflower, safflower, and soybean oils.
