Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says beef tallow is healthier than seed oils. Is he right?
- Kennedy wants to incentivize companies to switch to traditional ingredients like beef tallow, after Steak n Shake announced it would fry its fries in beef tallow.
- However, Dr. Alice H. Lichtenstein says decades of research show diets higher in plant fats result in better health outcomes than diets higher in animal fats.
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Beef tallow vs. seed oil: The debate over which is healthier
By Kristen Rogers, CNN The battle over the health benefits of different cooking fats has never let up, but it's starting to heat up again. Beef tallow and other animal fats, such as lard and butter, were traditionally used as the primary cooking fats in the United States until the early 20th century. In the early to mid-20th century, a shift occurred when scientists began investigating animal fat consumption as a cause of increased cardiovascula…
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