India, Dec. 3 -- If you've heard the growing outcry against seed oils and are thinking of making the switch, you may want to pause before deciding. Seed oils aren't the villains they're made out to be - the real problem lies in our cooking habits and poor metabolic health, which fuel most of the concerns linked to these oils. Before you ditch them, it's worth understanding what truly drives inflammation and heart risk, and why the oil itself may not be to blame.

Dr Anshuman Kaushal, a robotic, gastrointestinal, bariatric and laparoscopic surgeon, and obesity expert at Apollo New Delhi with over 27 years of experience, is unpacking the outcry against seed oils and has revealed what the real culprit actually is. In an Instagram video share...