CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Make America Healthy Again movement , led by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is urging Americans to stop cooking with seed oils — a claim that health experts say is misleading and potentially dangerous. Kennedy argues that seed oils cause inflammation that leads to disease and recommends cooking with animal fats instead.

But medical professionals point to research showing that seed oils don’t cause inflammation and are safer than animal fats.

On Sept. 30, Kennedy posted on X:

“ MAHA Tip of the Day . Cook with tallow, butter, or ghee instead of seed oils. These ancestral fats support hormones, protect your heart, & fuel strength. Seed oils drive inflammation, weaken cell function, & accelerate chronic disease. Choose healthy fats!”

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