Fun fact: over the past few months, I realized my chronic migranes go away when I avoid carbs. I'm already largely seed-oil free, but just one handful of potatochips (I used to daily indulge in much worse) is enough to trigger a headache. Is this proof positive you are wrong and I'm right? By no means, only that keto has given me a way to manage my diet in a sustainable way while other diets do not.

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I recommend avoiding potato chips whether they give you migraines or not. 😂 And there are lots of food sensitivies. You just have to figure out what works for you. I don't think medical science can tell you. I cannot handle whole wheat - my gut dumps itself... but I can have white bread no problem so it's not a gluten thing. In any case I gave up wheat for 3 weeks and my IBS is gone. I've had a full week of amazing poops. So I am definitely sensitive to wheat. For some people it is FODMAPS but on me they make no difference. Cabbage, beans, I handle these just fine. I'm not even anti-Keto. I think a 100% sardine diet is near ideal.
If people are associating seed oils with fried foods, potato chips, other fast foods, etc... then yes, get rid of that stuff. But it's not IMHO the seed oil itself, it is how that oil is used, brought far above 200C causing it to partially transform into trans-fats, being put in contact with starches which then create acrylamide, etc. Deep fried is deadly. But if you put seed oil on a salad, or eat sunflower seeds, or even saute with a seed oil (saute stays below boiling), IMHO they are fine (and we can disagree, I'm fine with disagreement). Anyhow, maybe that distinction makes a difference.
If i could make a short list of ubiquitous stuff I don't want my kids eating it would be this, and in this order: 1) Soy and flax anything 2) Artificial sweeteners, preservatives, flavorings, colorings & fortifications (e.g. enriched wheat) 3) Yellow prussiate of soda, anti-fungals and anti-yeasts (such as magnesium sulfate) 4) Oils high in alpha-lineolenic acid (but I repeat myself) 5) Any plant exposed to weed-killer (glyphysate) 6) Fluoridated or reverse-osmosis water 7) Hydrogenated oils 8) Shellfish, mussels, eels, pork and rodents (squirrel, raccoon, etx) 9) Wheat with bran and/or germ (whole wheat) Yes, I know, you didn't ask