ABC’s Chief Medical Correspondent, Dr. Tara Narula, appeared on Good Morning America to discuss the controversy surrounding seed oils with co-host Michael Strahan this Tuesday. Her answer to the discussion, however, was not quite as clear as one would have hoped. Of course, considering Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy’s opposition to what were commonly referred to as the “Hateful Eight,” it’s no surprise that ABC would want to stand up for seed oils. But as hard as Narula tried, she couldn’t quite manage to give them her full endorsement.
“Don’t be afraid,” was the message Narula made sure to hammer home at the end of the section, but before she got there, she listed myriad reasons to remain wary of seed oils, failing to disprove each of them along the way.
Risk of toxic chemical consumption, diabetes, obesity, and even cancer were undeniably present, but the best Narula could do was try and downplay them to no avail.
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