>>179089>It's only in the past 1-2 generations since they've been putting seed oils in everything that everyone is overweight/obeseYes, because they are cheaper ways of adding fat than more perishable animal fats. Neither is good for you and if you eat the same quantity of animal fats you will be just as fat with slightly worse cardio though at least you'd enjoy the food more because seed oils imo taste much worse. Asian cultures have been using seed oils as their primary oils for thousands of years and they don't have an obesity problem like in the west.
>You can't just dismiss that as being from sedentary lifestyles or overeatingYou largely can considering how much less active people are due to modern transportation and technology and with a larger focus on service industries and white collar work.