In the old days, they contained fresh potatoes with a minimum moisture content, sliced fresh, deep fried in beef tallow, and salted.
Today, a toxic waste dump
Posted on 11/18/2024 4:04:50 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Health and Human Services has brought renewed attention to Kennedy’s stance on health matters, including his belief that beef tallow is a healthier cooking fat than seed oils.
On social media, Kennedy recently cited beef tallow as a more natural, nutritious option, especially compared to widely used seed oils like canola and soybean oil.
In an October post, Kennedy suggested that seed oils are a primary contributor to the obesity crisis, tying their rise in popularity to fast food chains like McDonald’s.
The shift from beef tallow to seed oils in the 1990s, he argued, aligns with rising obesity rates in the U.S. But is this claim supported by research? Here’s a breakdown of what experts say.
What is beef tallow? Beef tallow is a type of rendered fat made from the fatty tissue surrounding the organs of cows, often referred to as "suet."
This fat is cooked down, purified, and strained, creating a stable, semi-solid cooking fat. Tallow can also be produced from the fat of other ruminant animals like buffalo or deer, though beef is the most common source.
Beef tallow has gained popularity in certain dietary circles for its high smoke point and nutritional profile:
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Yes it is.
A lot of seed oils are treated with derancidification agents. Canola (rapeseed) oil is one of the worst.
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Makes all the difference with French fries.
And you won’t get a Brit to eat a “chip” that hasn’t been fried in beef tallow. (Pronounced “cheep”).
McDonalds fries tasted better when they fried them in beef tallow
In the old days, they contained fresh potatoes with a minimum moisture content, sliced fresh, deep fried in beef tallow, and salted.
Today, a toxic waste dump
Nothing is worse for you than seed oils. Maybe plutonium.
I don’t like government bans on anything. However, from a health, standpoint seed oils are terrible for health and should be banned. They are basically machine lubricants and should not be in our food.
Anyway, McDonalds in those days had no such thing as Happy Meals or Chicken McNuggets. We simply had a choice of hamburger (or cheeseburger), fries cooked in beef tallow, and a deep fried apple pie for dessert that always burned our mouths, but we liked them anyway. My mother counted the fries as a vegetable so all was good and it was considered that we had a well balanced meal.
[Except that McDonald's does buy their beef from very bad sources, so it isn't as healthy as it should be.]
Yep. Unless they are cold expeller pressed seed oils, they are best avoided. Some expeller pressed seed oils end up heated well above 100 degrees, and those should be avoided too.
It appears the diet-heart disease connection is not supported by empirical data, including the benchmark Framingham Heart Study. This longitudinal study has been considered a gold standard of research for many years. It found no relationship between saturated fat intake and heart disease.
The shift from beef tallow to seed oils in the 1990s, he argued, aligns with rising obesity rates in the U.S. But is this claim supported by research? Here’s a breakdown of what experts say.
What is beef tallow?
What about lard? I’ve heard that it’s healthier than Canola oil.
It doesn’t matter. The Sec of HHS doesn’t rule on science by fiat; he hires people to ensure that the science is correct. All RFKJ could achieve is to have it looked into. If he’s right, he’s right; if he’s wrong, no harm done. All the hysteria about his beliefs are admissions that the system has been corrupt all along, that administrators and bureaucrats make the science say what they want it to say.
We had the same great experience!
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