Mares predicts massive surge in public backlash against vegetable oils
Justin Mares · How to launch a $100M DTC brand | My First Million #194 · Jun 25, 2021 · at 55:45
Justin Mares, founder of Kettle & Fire, discusses diet and biohacking trends with Sam Parr and Shaan Puri.
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“You know, five years from now, 10 years from now, a lot of people are going to be way more conscious about vegetable oils and the damage that they specifically, like, a compound called linoleic acid in there that, the damage that that does to, like, your inflammatory system.”
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