On a recent episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” wellness guru and biohacker Gary Brecka didn’t mince words in a rant against seed oils, warning that every time you cook with one ...

Vegetable and seed oils that had largely been used for industrial purposes — such as soaps, machinery fuel and candles — started to be widely promoted as heart-healthy alternatives to animal fats.

Some chefs are adopting seed-oil alternatives for various reasons, putting some of them in unlikely agreement with the Make America Healthy again movement.Credit...Carolyn Fong for The New York ...